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HANSARDTelecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords for their helpful contributions to the debate and I will respond to some of the questions that have been raised. I start by sharing the…04 Mar 2021HANSARDVideo-sharing Platforms: BBFC RatingsMy noble friend is right that the views of children, gamers and teachers are important. Under the video-sharing platform regime, UK-established platforms will be required to take…04 Mar 2021HANSARDData Protection Act 2018: ChildrenMy noble friend makes a fair point about the complexity in this area, but the ICO has been very clear that it will investigate companies that do not comply with the GDPR concerns…04 Mar 2021HANSARDData Protection Act 2018: ChildrenMy Lords, DCMS officials consulted children directly as part of the call for views. Children who responded pointed to a lack of awareness about how to complain to the ICO or take…04 Mar 2021HANSARDVideo-sharing Platforms: BBFC RatingsAbsolutely. The Government welcome Netflix’s decision and, as I mentioned earlier, we continue to work with a number of the providers in this area.04 Mar 2021HANSARDVideo-sharing Platforms: BBFC RatingsMy noble friend makes an important point. By the implementation of the video-sharing platform regime, as he suggests, Ofcom will build its experience in regulating harmful content…04 Mar 2021HANSARDData Protection Act 2018: ChildrenThe noble Lord makes an important point, particularly in relation to adtech. As he will be aware, the ICO has recently reopened its investigation into it, which it had to pause…04 Mar 2021HANSARDVideo-sharing Platforms: BBFC RatingsI agree with my noble friend’s last remark about this system being trusted. The Government have great trust in the BBFC’s best-practice age ratings. On his suggestion that we bang…04 Mar 2021HANSARDVideo-sharing Platforms: BBFC RatingsMy Lords, the British Board of Film Classification’s age ratings are currently used by a number of video-on-demand providers. Although adoption is voluntary, we welcome their use.…04 Mar 2021HANSARDTelecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) BillThat this House do not insist on its Amendment 1 and do agree with the Commons in their Amendments 1A and 1B in lieu.04 Mar 2021HANSARDData Protection Act 2018: ChildrenI entirely concur with the noble and learned Baroness.04 Mar 2021HANSARDAustralia: News Media and Digital Platforms Mandatory Bargaining CodeThe Government believe that social media companies must be held to account for the consistent and transparent enforcement of their terms and conditions for those using their…25 Feb 2021HANSARDAustralia: News Media and Digital Platforms Mandatory Bargaining CodeI am very happy to take my noble friend’s suggestion back to colleagues in the department, but I know that we are in regular discussion with all the groups he mentioned.25 Feb 2021HANSARDAustralia: News Media and Digital Platforms Mandatory Bargaining CodeI am unable to share the detail of the progress made to date, but I can reassure the noble Lord that the Government are using every opportunity for international dialogue with…25 Feb 2021HANSARDAustralia: News Media and Digital Platforms Mandatory Bargaining CodeMy Lords, the UK Government are committed to supporting the sustainability of trusted journalism. We have announced plans to introduce a new code of conduct to cover the…25 Feb 2021HANSARDAustralia: News Media and Digital Platforms Mandatory Bargaining CodeThe right reverend Prelate makes an important point. My right honourable friend the Secretary of State has been clear in his concerns about Australian news being removed by…25 Feb 2021HANSARDAustralia: News Media and Digital Platforms Mandatory Bargaining CodeThe Government are not dragging their heels, but, as the noble Lord explained very eloquently, there are a lot of interlocking issues here that our new digital markets unit will…25 Feb 2021HANSARDAustralia: News Media and Digital Platforms Mandatory Bargaining CodeThe statutory powers for the digital markets unit specifically relate to the code of conduct and how it will apply to platforms that have strategic market status. If I have…25 Feb 2021HANSARDAustralia: News Media and Digital Platforms Mandatory Bargaining CodeThe noble Lord is right that these are global companies and some international co-ordination will be required to have the maximum impact. We are very much working with partners,…25 Feb 2021HANSARDAustralia: News Media and Digital Platforms Mandatory Bargaining CodeI fear I might be growled at by colleagues in the House if I answer the noble Lord’s question in full, so I will write to him with more detail on the online safety Bill. However,…25 Feb 2021