CYBER BULLYING

Early day motion 1064, tabled 3 February 2016 by Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick (Social Democratic and Labour Party). Signed by 37 members.

That this House condemns cyberbullying, online harassment and trolling; notes with concern the detrimental effect it can have on victims' mental and physical well-being; further notes that much of this bullying is sexist, racist or homophobic in nature; calls on the Government to equip young people and other web users with education on how to recognise and report cyber-bullying; urges the establishment of a support network for the victims of online harassment; and, given that a significant proportion of online harassment emanates from outside the UK, encourages the Government to work with its partners internationally to ensure the perpetrators of harassment cannot use jurisdictional issues as a means to escape responsibility for their actions online.

Signatures by party: Scottish National Party 22, DUP 6, Labour 3, Social Democratic and Labour Party 3, Conservative 1, Green 1, Plaid Cymru 1.