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HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Seventeenth sitting)It is an honour to support the new clause moved by the hon. Member for Aberdeen North. This was a recommendation from the Joint Committee report, and we believe it is important,…28 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Seventeenth sitting)It is important that we get this right. One of our concerns on clause 15, which we have previously discussed, relates to this discussion of deepfakes, particularly of politicians,…28 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Seventeenth sitting)The Minister uses the example of a deepfake of a politician inciting people to attack poll workers during an election. Given some of the technology is so advanced that it is…28 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Seventeenth sitting)Before we adjourned, I was discussing the Government’s national artificial intelligence strategy and the two separate consultations launched by the Government to look at the…28 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. This new clause would require the Secretary of State to publish and lay before Parliament a report on the harms caused to…28 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Sixteenth sitting)The Bill is strong, but it could be stronger. It could be, and should be, a world-leading piece of legislation. We want it to be world-leading and we feel that new clause 23 would…28 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. This new clause would apply provisions applied to priority illegal content also to content that constitutes, encourages or…28 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Sixteenth sitting)As we know, the new clause would give Ofcom a proactive role in identifying and responding to misinformation incidents that can occur in a moment of crisis. As we have discussed,…28 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Sixteenth sitting)We feel that we cannot have an online safety Bill without a core digital media literacy strategy. We are disappointed that clause 103 was removed from the draft Bill. We do not…28 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Sixteenth sitting)The UK has a vast media literacy skills and knowledge gap, which leaves the population at risk of harm. Indeed, research from Ofcom found that a third of internet users are…28 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.28 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. Good morning, Sir Roger. As my hon. Friend the Member for Worsley and Eccles South mentioned when speaking to new clause 11,…28 Jun 2022HANSARD Women’s Rights to Reproductive Healthcare: United StatesI am heartbroken and furious at the backward decision in overturning Roe v. Wade in the US. As the Minister says, it is a decision for the United States of America, but it is an…28 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Fifteenth sitting)As we know, the clause sets out the meanings of various terms used in the Bill. Throughout our Committee debates, Labour has raised fundamental concerns on a number of points…23 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Fifteenth sitting)I rise briefly to support amendment 76, in the name of the hon. Member for Aberdeen North. Labour supports broadening the definition of “content” in this way. I refer the Minister…23 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Fifteenth sitting)I will address clauses 180 to 182 together, before moving on to discuss our concerns about the remaining clauses in this group. As we know, clause 180 determines who is the…23 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Fifteenth sitting)Again, Labour has concerns about clause 177, which gives the Secretary of State a power to make consequential provisions relating to the Bill or regulations under the Bill. As we…23 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Fifteenth sitting)Good morning, Sir Roger. As the Minister has outlined, clause 173 gives the Secretary of State the power to amend the list of fraud offences in what will be section 36 in relation…23 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Fifteenth sitting)I am grateful to the Minister for his support for Labour legislation. Does he acknowledge that we have different Children’s Commissioners across the nations of the UK? Each would…23 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Fifteenth sitting)I welcome the hon. Member’s intervention, and I am grateful for her and her party’s support for this important amendment. It is also worth drawing colleagues’ attention to the…23 Jun 2022