Extract from
consideration of Lords amendments to the Digital Economy
Bill
The Minister for Digital and Culture (Matt
Hancock):...What is illegal offline is illegal online.
Where material is criminal in nature and not hosted in the UK,
the National Crime Agency’s Child Exploitation and
Online Protection Centre works with international partners
through Interpol to address this material in that jurisdiction.
As those who are interested in consuming this material are likely
to be of interest to law enforcement, CEOP considers all aspects
of illegal images of children as it is the appropriate body to
tackle this issue. I recognise that, for many, the Digital
Economy Bill represents unfinished business in reforming the law
in this area. Our internet safety strategy, which is already
under way, will look into the question of safety on the internet.
We agree with Lords amendment 41, which requires the Secretary of
State to produce a report on the impact and effectiveness of the
new regulatory framework for online pornography. The amendment
includes a requirement that the Secretary of State consults on
the definitions used in the Bill...
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Extract from
consideration of Lords amendments to the Criminal Finances
Bill
Dr (Ealing Central and Acton)
(Lab):...Money laundering and corruption have been
identified as high-priority threats in the National
Crime Agency’s national control strategy. The Minister
mentioned last year’s summit under . How long ago it all seems!
Times are changing before our eyes. Those threats have also been
identified in the UK’s strategic defence and security review, its
national risk assessment of money laundering and terrorist
financing and its overseas development aid strategy.
Incidentally, I welcome the fact that the 0.7% commitment remains
in the Conservative manifesto...
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