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HANSARDData Protection: Age-appropriate Design CodeWe believe that our online harms proposals will deliver a much higher level of protection for children, as is absolutely appropriate. We expect companies to use a proportionate…18 May 2020HANSARDData Protection: Age-appropriate Design CodeMy noble friend is right. We must ensure that all the technical aspects have been addressed. Obviously, these will evolve over time so we will need to continue to stay alert to…18 May 2020HANSARDData Protection: Age-appropriate Design CodeThe noble Baroness will be aware from the evidence given by my honourable friend the Minister for Digital and Culture that we absolutely see this issue as an urgent one but that…18 May 2020HANSARDData Protection: Age-appropriate Design CodeI would assume that that is highly likely.18 May 2020HANSARDData Protection: Age-appropriate Design CodeI spent some time this morning with a group of young people, in part discussing their experience online. The noble Lord is right that the pandemic presents significant challenges,…18 May 2020HANSARDData Protection: Age-appropriate Design CodeThere is no intention to water down the code. Its content is the responsibility of the Information Commissioner, who has engaged widely to develop the code, with a call for…18 May 2020HANSARDData Protection: Age-appropriate Design CodeWe agree absolutely about the importance of protecting young children online and that is why we are aiming to have the most ambitious online harms legislation in the world. My…18 May 2020HANSARDData Protection: Age-appropriate Design CodeThe noble Baroness has raised a good point. I will go back and review the guidance and perhaps I may then write to her with a response.18 May 2020HANSARDData Protection: Age-appropriate Design CodeThe negotiation is not just with the tech companies. We have ambitions to be not only a commercially attractive place for tech companies but a very safe place to be online, while…18 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: SportsI will need to write to the noble Baroness about the specifics of what engagement there has been with elite dance. Our clear aim is to set out a series of principles that will…13 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: SportsMy honourable friend the Minister for Sport is co-ordinating those conversations but, again, I will raise the importance of this issue with him.13 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: SportsI have already explained some of the funding which has been provided across a range of sport. We very much welcomed the move by the Premier League to advance £125 million to the…13 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: SportsMy Lords, the Government recognise the impact that Covid-19 is having on the sports sector. We continue to engage with sporting organisations to understand how it is affecting…13 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: SportsI understand my noble friend’s interest in getting clarity as quickly as possible. I can only reiterate that officials and Ministers are working very closely with all those…13 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: SportsI take this opportunity to thank my noble friend for the work that he has done in this area. I recognise the role that rugby league plays in communities, having visited the…13 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: SportsWe absolutely recognise that clubs are an integral part of the country and of communities around them. Officials and Ministers are regularly engaging to understand and collaborate…13 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: SportsI completely agree with my noble friend on the importance of sport and exercise for one’s mental as well as physical health. I welcome her suggestion and will share it with…13 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: SportsThe noble Lord makes an extremely good point about communication and making sure that children hear about the opportunities available for them, so I will take that point back. I…13 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Vulnerable PeopleThe noble Baroness raises a crucial point. A number of organisations, including the Department for Education and charities in this field, are finding new ways to make sure that…12 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Vulnerable PeopleIt is up to individual departments to decide exactly how the funding for vulnerable people is distributed, but I acknowledge what the noble Baroness said. This is a particularly…12 May 2020