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Tom Watson

Labour
Commons, West Bromwich East (2001 - present)

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Topical Questions

Commons Chamber on 22 March 201822/03/2018

In his non-answer, the Secretary of State has shown that the previous inquiries were not comprehensive. There are still questions to answer, including allegations that at least one senior editor misled the first part of the Leveson inquiry and possibly e...

Topical Questions

Commons Chamber on 22 March 201822/03/2018

When it comes to personal data theft, the Secretary of State said that “the Leveson inquiry looked into everything in this area, and it was followed by three police investigations…We looked into these things as a society. We had a comprehensive Leveso...

Communications Act 2003: Public Service Broadcasters

Commons Chamber on 22 March 201822/03/2018

You are very kind, Mr Speaker. I would like to associate myself and the Labour party with the Secretary of State’s tributes, particularly to the very brave PC Keith Palmer, who gave his life protecting us in this place, and the five others who died in th...

Universal Credit

Commons Chamber on 13 March 201813/03/2018

On a point of order, Mr Speaker. Last week the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport announced his intention to drop the Leveson inquiry despite new revelations from The Sunday Times whistleblower John Ford, including the obtaining of...

Blagging: Leveson Inquiry

Commons Chamber on 7 March 201807/03/2018

I refer to my entry in the register. The world has not changed. The “one rogue blagger” defence—it has been uttered from the mouth of the Secretary of State. When he announced last week that he was dropping the Leveson inquiry, the Culture Secretary s...

Blagging: Leveson Inquiry

Commons Chamber on 7 March 201807/03/2018

(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport if he will make a statement on the allegations of blagging at The Sunday Times and the relevance of these to the Leveson public inquiry.

Data Protection Bill [Lords]

Commons Chamber on 5 March 201805/03/2018

My hon. Friend makes an important and fair point that I hope the analogue Minister will reflect on. Rather than protecting the public from the abuse of their data, committed by or on behalf of newspaper publishers, the Government have capitulated to th...

Data Protection Bill [Lords]

Commons Chamber on 5 March 201805/03/2018

The Secretary of State is obviously living in the analogue age if he thinks that he can accept a coupon from The Sun but ignore 200,000 citizens expressing their concern about the inquiry. I have only one question for the Secretary of State. Will the G...

Data Protection Bill [Lords]

Commons Chamber on 5 March 201805/03/2018

I am not rising to that. I do not know about you, Mr Deputy Speaker, but I got the distinct impression from the Secretary of State’s presentation that Brian Leveson supported his proposals. That was something of an understatement. In fact, Sir Brian says...

Data Protection Bill [Lords]

Commons Chamber on 5 March 201805/03/2018

I will make some progress. In his statement to the House last week, the Secretary of State said that Sir Brian “agrees that the inquiry should not proceed under the current terms of reference but believes that it should continue in an amended form.”...

Data Protection Bill [Lords]

Commons Chamber on 5 March 201805/03/2018

I do not believe that Max Mosley now holds the views ascribed to him. This is what happens when people take on press barons and the billionaires who back them. That is what is going on here. The hon. Gentleman, the Minister and everyone in this House know...

Data Protection Bill [Lords]

Commons Chamber on 5 March 201805/03/2018

I was anticipating an intervention from the hon. Gentleman. I hope that he can convince me that those senior editors who gave evidence to Leveson will not be eating their words when further revelations are made in the weeks and months ahead.

Data Protection Bill [Lords]

Commons Chamber on 5 March 201805/03/2018

A characteristically articulate question, there. My hon. Friend will not be surprised to learn that I am coming on to that point in my speech now. Section 40 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013 legislates for the part of the Leveson system that would prov...

Data Protection Bill [Lords]

Commons Chamber on 5 March 201805/03/2018

Yes, indeed. Privacy in the age of the net, with huge data flows and information in abundance, is the debate of the age. There is no doubt that this House will be discussing privacy in the years to come, beyond this Bill and beyond further regulation. In...

Data Protection Bill [Lords]

Commons Chamber on 5 March 201805/03/2018

I refer hon. Members to my declaration in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, and, at the risk of emptying the Chamber early this evening, I should start by reassuring the Minister that Labour will not be opposing this Bill on Second Reading. It...

Leveson Inquiry

Commons Chamber on 1 March 201801/03/2018

As I have said through you before, Mr Speaker, timing is everything in politics. If I am looking a little breathless and fatigued this morning, it is because I have been carrying a heavy load in the past hour, lifting weights in the gym and visualising Pa...

Sky/Fox Update

Commons Chamber on 23 January 201823/01/2018

I thank the Secretary of State for advance sight of his statement. This proposed merger has gone on for longer than the Murdochs ever expected, and for that I want to pay tribute to the Secretary of State’s predecessor, the right hon. Member for Stafford...

BBC Pay

Commons Chamber on 9 January 201809/01/2018

Happy new year, Mr Speaker. May I start by offering my congratulations to the outgoing Secretary of State, the right hon. Member for Staffordshire Moorlands (Karen Bradley), on her new role? I also congratulate the new Secretary of State, who, unlike Car...

National Lottery Funding: Charities

Commons Chamber on 21 December 201721/12/2017

I would like to announce to the House that the Commonwealth games have just been awarded to Birmingham. As you know, Mr Speaker, the lottery provides vital support for sport, which is why it is so disturbing that this week the National Audit Office publ...

Gaming Machines and Social Responsibility

Commons Chamber on 31 October 201731/10/2017

Thank you for granting this urgent question, Mr Speaker. First, I praise the Minister for the manner in which she has conducted this review. She has kept me and other Members of the House informed throughout the entire process and has shown exemplary...

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