Chamber
Meeting of the Parliament 14 January 2016
14 Jan 2016 · S4 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
Protecting Children from Harmful Online Content
I will say this now and will probably never say it again: I commend the work of the UK Prime Minister on this issue. I know that he has personally taken a very close interest and intervened directly in it—I think that his wife might have had some role in that. He has directly intervened to support work on the issue being pushed forward. I ask Liz Smith, as a Conservative member, to urge him to redouble his efforts to ensure that we spread the work to not just independent producers of music videos in the UK but those in other countries. He can talk to them in a way that none of us can. I am thinking particularly of the US and of ensuring that US companies and artists voluntarily sign up to the same classification scheme.
In the same item of business
The Deputy Presiding Officer (John Scott)
Con
The next item of business is a members’ business debate on motion S4M-15111, in the name of Stewart Maxwell, on protecting children from harmful online conte...
Stewart Maxwell (West Scotland) (SNP)
SNP
I am delighted to introduce this debate on the very important and topical subject of protecting our children and other vulnerable groups from harmful online ...
Graeme Pearson (South Scotland) (Lab)
Lab
I stand in support of the motion by Stewart Maxwell and congratulate him on bringing this important issue to the attention of Parliament. The issue of protec...
Stuart McMillan (West Scotland) (SNP)
SNP
As one of the younger members in the chamber, I agree with Mr Pearson’s point that it should also be for the Scottish Youth Parliament to have this debate; p...
The Deputy Presiding Officer
Con
I will give you a little extra time, Mr Pearson.
Graeme Pearson
Lab
Thank you, Presiding Officer. I agree wholeheartedly with what has been said. I am not suggesting for a moment that it is not a matter for us, and I hope tha...
Christina McKelvie (Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse) (SNP)
SNP
I thank Stewart Maxwell for bringing this topical debate to the chamber. I have been looking at the consequences for a long time. I welcome the conversatio...
Liz Smith (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con)
Con
I congratulate Stewart Maxwell on bringing this extremely important debate to Parliament. I also pay tribute to the preceding speakers in the debate, who hav...
Stewart Maxwell
SNP
I will say this now and will probably never say it again: I commend the work of the UK Prime Minister on this issue. I know that he has personally taken a ve...
Liz Smith
Con
Mr Maxwell’s kind comment about the Prime Minister is a true reflection of David Cameron’s interest in the issue. With regard to Mr Maxwell’s request, I thin...
The Deputy Presiding Officer
Con
We move to the closing speech from the minister, Aileen Campbell. Minister, you have seven minutes or thereby. 12:57
The Minister for Children and Young People (Aileen Campbell)
SNP
Like all the other speakers in the debate, I am grateful to Stewart Maxwell for bringing this important issue to the chamber and creating the space for us to...