Contributions
1,452 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Eighth sitting)I beg to move amendment 48, in clause 39, page 37, line 17, at beginning insert— “(A1) OFCOM must prepare the draft codes of practice required under section 37 within the period…09 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Eighth sitting)I am not sure whether the hon. Member for Wolverhampton North East heard during my contribution, but this technology does exist, so it is possible. It is a false argument made by…09 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Eighth sitting)On clause 37, it is welcome that Ofcom will have to prepare and issue a code of practice for service providers with duties relating to illegal content in the form of terrorism or…09 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Eighth sitting)I thank the Minister for agreeing to look at this issue further. However, we do see it as being within the scope of the Bill, and we have the opportunity to do something about it…09 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Eighth sitting)I thank the hon. Lady for her contribution. Like me, she is a passionate campaigner for animal welfare. It was a pleasure to serve on the Committee that considered her Glue Traps…09 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Eighth sitting)I completely agree with and welcome the hon. Gentleman’s contribution. It is a very valid point and one that we will explore further. It shows the necessity of this harm being…09 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Eighth sitting)It is, as ever, a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Rees. Amendment 65 would add organisations campaigning for the removal of animal content to the list of bodies that…09 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Eighth sitting)I beg to move amendment 65, in clause 37, page 36, line 27, at end insert— “(ia) organisations that campaign for the removal of animal abuse content, and”. This amendment would…09 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Eighth sitting)Too right, too.09 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Seventh sitting)Yes, I will do that right now and see what happens.09 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Seventh sitting)Yes: “I saw your vicious comments on Tommy Robinson…The only reason you want to suppress him is to bury the Pakistani Muslim rape epidemic” in this country. It goes on: “this is a…09 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Seventh sitting)I share the Minister’s sentiments about the Bill protecting free speech; we all want to protect that. He mentions some of the clauses we debated on Tuesday regarding democratic…09 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Seventh sitting)I wanted to reiterate the point that the hon. Member for Aberdeen North made, which the Minister has not answered. If he has such faith that the systems and processes will be…09 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Seventh sitting)rose —09 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Seventh sitting)The hon. Lady is making a really important point. One stark example that comes to my mind is when English footballers suffered horrific racist abuse following the penalty shootout…09 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Seventh sitting)Always chivalrous!09 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Eighth sitting)Why does the Minister believe that six months is out of scope? Does he think that Ofcom is not adequately resourced to meet that deadline and make it happen as soon as possible?09 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Eighth sitting)I am grateful to the Minister for that clarification. The Government have drafted the Bill in a way that puts codes of practice at its heart, so they cannot and should not be…09 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Eighth sitting)I am grateful to the Minister for that clarification. Perhaps he should make that more obvious in the job requirements and responsibilities.09 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Eighth sitting)It is your word.09 Jun 2022