CYBER BULLYING
Early day motion 25, tabled 18 May 2016 by Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick (Social Democratic and Labour Party). Signed by 41 members.
That this House condemns cyber bullying, 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 20, Labour 6, Plaid Cymru 3, Social Democratic and Labour Party 3, DUP 2, Independent 2, Liberal Democrat 2, UUP 2, Labour/Co-operative 1.