Speeches by Waugh.

“Moving on to digital advertising, Google is obviously a major player in the online advertising space. Adalytics, an American firm, only this month published research showing that Google’s ad networks had placed adverts on a sickening child abuse image website called IBB—you will be aware of this. The companies whose ad…”

“Hi, Amanda. Through DSIT, the Government has its own national security online information team. It has been rebranded, but essentially it is attempting to counter misinformation online. Can you tell us how Google engages with that team? Are you proactive? Are you reactive? How frequently are you in contact with them?”

“Another big issue for Facebook is the Facebook community groups that many of our constituents are part of. There are tens of thousands of members. Often, their gatekeepers, or individual admins, are two or three amateurs who are expected to moderate that content, whether it is libellous or harmful or other damaging con…”

“You are happy to make money out of it, aren’t you? Isn’t that the point?”

“Is it a matter for debate that Jews are greedier than Christians? Are you saying that? Is it a matter of debate that black people are more violent than whites? That is a matter of debate according to Meta. Is that what you are saying?”

“How can your safety have increased when the number of antisemitic tweets has risen from two per Jew per year, which is 500,000 per year, to four per Jew per year, which is 2 million a day in the UK? How is that making it safer for Jews?”

“As the Father of the House just referenced, I was in Israel, on the west bank, last week, and two things became instantly clear. There was widespread revulsion at the sickening desecration of the bodies of the Israeli hostages by Hamas, and there was widespread fear among Palestinians, particularly those in rural areas…”

“Isn’t it a fact that 20 years ago someone like Gary Glitter had to go to the other side of the world to prey on children and someone like Jeffrey Epstein had to create his own private paedophile island? Now, all these monsters have to do is go and set up a group on Facebook Messenger. Isn’t it true that you have turned…”

“Do you have any guidelines for those admins?”

“Mr Fernandez, why have far-right influencers like Tommy Robinson and self-styled misogynists like Andrew Tate—both of whom have spread harmful content online—been readmitted to X?”

“Andrew Tate once tweeted, “If you put yourself in a position to be raped, you must bear some responsibility.” Would that be acceptable now on X?”

“What is your view? It is not a hypothetical. It is a real example. He has said it.”

“During the riots Tommy Robinson was regularly tweeting that Islam was a mental health issue. He shared videos of the disorder and encouraged people to join in the disorder. Would that be allowed again?”

“Mr Yiu, in 2023, prior to the roll-out of end-to-end encryption on Facebook Messenger, there was a total of 36 million reports of child sex abuse made to the authorities by social media companies. That is 110 million images and videos. Can you tell the Committee, in your estimate, what percentage of those 36 million re…”

“I can tell you what the answer is. It is 85%. So you were doing a decent job. Now, because of the end of end-to-end encryption used by Meta, the National Crime Agency suggests that they are expecting a decline of 80% in those reports from Meta this year. Is that acceptable?”

“This weekend, I joined Rochdale’s proud, long-standing Ukrainian community to mark the third anniversary of Putin’s illegal war and to remember all those who have lost their lives to Russian aggression. Our own Father Ben Lysykanych is today joining the Prime Minister in Downing Street. Does my right hon. Friend agree …”

“Drax has been a greenwashing con that has ripped off the British public for far too long, so I welcome the statement. The Minister and the Energy Secretary have done more than eight previous Tory Energy Ministers, and indeed one Lib Dem Secretary of State. I welcome the move to slash the subsidy for Drax and to enforce…”

“The television footage of many thousands of Palestinian men, women and children walking back to northern Gaza was a powerful reminder not just of the forceable displacement they have already suffered, but of the extraordinary resilience of that people. That is why there is real anger among Palestinians today that, yet …”

“Like much of the rest of the country we have a housing emergency in Rochdale, with 22,000 people on the waiting list and many, many children living in temporary accommodation that is unfit for family life and costs the taxpayer a fortune. Does the Leader of the House agree that, while the £500 million of new funding in…”

“I declare an interest by saying that I am a member of the National Union of Journalists. Matt, can I ask you about inferencing and artificial or synthetic data, which indirectly affects copyrighted works? How much of a threat or an opportunity is that?”