It is a great pleasure to serve under your stewardship, Sir Charles. I join everyone else in thanking the hon. Member for Midlothian (Owen Thompson) for bringing forward this really important topic. The Government established a dedicated counter-disinformation unit that brings together cross-Government monitoring and analysis capabilities, which remains operational and expands during major democratic events like elections. Throughout the pandemic particularly, the unit has worked closely with social media platforms to quickly identify potential harmful content on their platforms and help them respond to it. Major platforms have updated their terms of service and introduced new measures to tackle disinformation and misinformation related to covid-19 by not only banning profit from harmful content but also putting up links to reliable, Government-backed sources of information. The Government welcome this and continue to put pressure on platforms to ensure that their policies and enforcement are fit for purpose while respecting freedom of expression. There is full-time staff dedicated to the unit, which works closely with the 77th Brigade—a military unit dedicated to such activity—and the police. We remain committed to protecting our democratic values and electoral processes by working collaboratively with Government, civil society and private sector organisations to monitor and respond to interference in whatever form it takes. The Government are strengthening their legislative framework through introducing legislation like a digital imprints regime to inform voters about the source of online campaign material and updating online campaigning rules to ensure that the framework is fit for the modern age. They have also launched a counter-disinformation policy forum, bringing together key actors from industry, civil society and academia to improve responses to misinformation and disinformation and prepare for future threats. The Government welcome the valuable analysis and insight from academia and take seriously the findings of other experts in this field. We support freedom of expression as a fundamental right but remain committed to tackling misinformation and disinformation in all their forms. Our challenge is to shape the internet so that it remains open and vibrant while protecting users from all kinds of harm.