Speeches by Burton-Sampson.

“Sam, I have another question for you. We are aware of cases in which people who have been convicted of intimate image abuse have had their devices returned to them by the police with the NCII content still on them. Do you know why that is happening? Do we need new powers to stop that from happening—to ensure that the c…”

“And what is being done to improve training and guidance?”

“It sounds as though you know what needs to be done to fix this. Is anything currently being done—”

“Another quite concerning thing that we have heard during this inquiry is that some victims are asked by the police to leave the content online to aid investigation and prosecution. That is obviously not great. What is being done to educate police officers on why it is the worst possible outcome for a victim?”

“My first question will be to you, Assistant Chief Constable—do you mind if I call you Sam?”

“Thank you both for coming in today. This question is to you initially, Dr Mann. I know from a family member with an experience similar to Sarah’s that it can take a very long time to get to a diagnosis of endometriosis. We have heard similar concerns about the test procedures and then the actual treatment, with people …”

“Very quickly, on taboo, I was reading that many women would not tell their employer the real reason why they are not able to come in to work when they are suffering from a particularly challenging period. As an employer—I still have a business that somebody else is running for me now, but I am an employer here in Parli…”

“Dr Mann, do you have any thoughts?”

“When we look at the diagnostic figures, we see how long it is taking women to get diagnosed and how many times they have to visit a GP before somebody eventually says, “Right, okay, we’ve got to now start doing something about this.” Can we look at a way to perhaps start incentivising medical practitioners to take up t…”

“This might be a question for both of you. What needs to be done to improve current practitioners’ access to professional development on women’s reproductive health conditions? Is there more that can be done?”

“T9. I agree with the Minister that it is vital for everyone who is eligible for support to claim for it, but what steps is she taking to ensure that claiming for pension credit is as simple as possible?”

“Do you know if they have been targeted by people purporting to be women or men?”

“Sophie, how many cases of deepfakes do you encounter coming through the Revenge Porn Helpline? Maybe you can give us an idea over a period of time as well so we can see the trends.”

“I want come back on something Rachel brought up around the review process and how long it takes. This is really important because the longer that image stays online, the longer that person is suffering harm and potentially further harm. Courtney, your answer was, “We endeavour within a couple of hours,” and your answer…”

“Jumping back to the sextortion figures, you mentioned 91% were male. Is there any disproportionality as to whether it is gay or straight males who are impacted, or do you have no data on that?”

“Sophie, you mentioned the report to the police and the way that was dealt with. Do you think more needs to be done with police around how to handle these sorts of situations and, if so, what would you suggest is done?”

“What action would you like to see major platforms such as Google and Microsoft take to counter the threat posed by NCII, including deepfakes?”

“This Budget starts to deliver the change our country voted for, the change our country needs. It is a tough Budget that makes the right choices to start repairing the foundations of our economy, while investing in our public services where investment is most needed. After 14 years of the last Government, it is now clea…”

“It was 20 minutes!”

“I wish to start by thanking the Minister, my hon. Friend the Member for Erith and Thamesmead (Ms Oppong-Asare), for securing this debate—the first that we have had in Government time—in the name of the Prime Minister. I thank, too, my hon. Friend the Member for Brent East (Dawn Butler) for all the work that she has don…”