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HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill16 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords for tabling these amendments. I will begin by addressing Amendments 267AC and 267BB, which relate to the chair of the advisory board.…16 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lords, Lord Sharpe and Lord Jackson, and the noble Baroness, Lady Noakes, for tabling their amendments. This Government are committed to ensuring a…16 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillI thank the noble Baroness, Lady Coffey, for tabling Amendment 257A. I am happy to explain to the noble Baroness that this amendment is not appropriate. As the noble Baroness…16 Jun 2025HANSARDAI and Creative Technologies (Communications and Digital Committee Report)My Lords, I thank the Communications and Digital Committee for its very thoughtful and timely report. I pay particular thanks to the noble Baroness, Lady Stowell, for her long and…13 Jun 2025HANSARDOnline Abuse: Protection for ChildrenIn this case, Ofcom can do only what legislators ask it to do or provide for it to do. It is limited in that. As noble Lords will know, Ofcom has a clear remit to implement the…11 Jun 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank noble Lords for their contributions. I repeat again our absolute commitment to the creative sector and our intention to work with it to help it flourish and…11 Jun 2025HANSARDOnline Abuse: Protection for ChildrenMy Lords, the noble Baroness is absolutely right. Algorithms are a real challenge, and we know some of the damage that can be done by them if they do not operate effectively. When…11 Jun 2025HANSARDOnline Abuse: Protection for ChildrenMy Lords, I am sure that Ofcom has regular dialogue with the NSPCC and other stakeholders, but I will double-check to make sure that, as the noble Lord says, the issues and…11 Jun 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]I apologise to the creative sector if it did not get a response. I can follow that up, but I was responding to a different point made by other people casting aspersions about our…11 Jun 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, this is because we believe the powers we already have are sufficient to enable us to enact the regulations once we have finished the piece of work we are working on. I…11 Jun 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, in moving Motion A, I will also speak to Motion A1. I will keep my opening remarks brief. The Government have been clear throughout the Bill’s passage that we need to…11 Jun 2025HANSARDOnline Abuse: Protection for ChildrenMy Lords, schools must have a policy on this issue. They are all expected to have a policy about the use of phones in schools, for example, and we have been very clear about our…11 Jun 2025HANSARDOnline Abuse: Protection for ChildrenMy Lords, Ofcom has to take steps, and will do, under the illegal content codes and the children’s code against those platforms and the originators of harmful or illegal content.…11 Jun 2025HANSARDOnline Abuse: Protection for ChildrenMy Lords, this is already a priority. The Department for Education is making sure that teachers have the training support to tackle these issues. Teachers have been asking for…11 Jun 2025HANSARDOnline Abuse: Protection for ChildrenI am grateful to the noble Baroness for raising this profound issue. Ofcom’s codes go beyond current industry standards and practices. Under the Online Safety Act, companies…11 Jun 2025HANSARDOnline Abuse: Protection for ChildrenMy Lords, keeping children safe is a priority for this Government. Under the Online Safety Act, services must prevent all users encountering illegal abuse and harassment online.…11 Jun 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]That this House do not insist on its Amendment 49F and do agree with the Commons in their Amendments 49P, 49Q, 49R, 49S and 49T in lieu.11 Jun 2025HANSARDOnline Abuse: Protection for ChildrenMy Lords, this is an issue that we of course take seriously. We want to make sure that we have the right spread of expertise reflected in the super-complaints process. We are…11 Jun 2025HANSARDOnline Abuse: Protection for ChildrenMy Lords, as part of its statutory duties, Ofcom consulted widely on the proposals in the codes and considered responses from a wide range of stakeholders, including children and…11 Jun 2025