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HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I will say a couple of things in response to the Minister. It is individuals who are damaged by providers breaching their duties under part 3 of the Bill. I understand the point…28 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. Throughout these debates it has been clear that we agree on both sides that the Online Safety Bill must be a regime that…28 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. Good morning, Sir Roger. The new clause would require regulated companies to disclose proactively to the regulator material…28 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Sixteenth sitting)We believe that the platforms need to get into disclosure proactively, and that this is a reasonable clause, so we will push it to a vote. Question put, That the clause be read a…28 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Sixteenth sitting)The transparency requirements set out in the Bill are welcome but limited. Numerous amendments have been tabled by the Opposition and by our colleagues in the SNP to increase…28 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Seventeenth sitting)As we heard from the hon. Member for Ochil and South Perthshire, new clauses 38 to 40 would align the duties on pornographic content so that both user-to-user sites and published…28 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Sixteenth sitting)Yes, but it is not systems that are damaged; it is people. As I said in my speech, the Government’s response that, as regulatory precedent grows, it will become easier over time…28 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I speak in support of new clause 25. As my hon. Friend has argued, transparency is critical to the Bill. It is too risky to leave information and data about online harms…28 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Seventeenth sitting)The Minister mentioned learning difficulties. That is not what we are talking about. Learning difficulties are things such as dyslexia and attention deficit hyperactivity…28 Jun 2022HANSARD Women’s Rights to Reproductive Healthcare: United StatesI thank my right hon. Friend the Member for Kingston upon Hull North (Dame Diana Johnson) for securing this UQ and the Speaker for granting it. Constituents have written to me to…28 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Sixteenth sitting)The problem underlying the need for this new clause is that under the Bill, search services will not have to address or risk assess legal harm to adults on their sites, while the…28 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Seventeenth sitting)Labour argued in favour of greater empowerment provisions for children during the debate on new clause 3, which would have brought in a user advocacy body for children. YoungMinds…28 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Seventeenth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair again, Ms Rees. I rise to speak in support of new clause 27. We have argued that the Government’s approach to categorising services…28 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Seventeenth sitting)That is fine, but I have a further point to make. The new clause would be very important to all those people who support people with learning disabilities. So much of the services…28 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Sixteenth sitting)The Minister seems to be resisting so many measures that have been put forward that would improve transparency, particularly by making information publicly available. As I made…28 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Seventeenth sitting)I will take this opportunity, as my hon. Friend has done, to add a few words of thanks. She has already thanked all the people in this place who we should be thanking, including…28 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsUnpaid carers have seen their bills soar during this cost of living crisis. Many carers find it impossible to reduce their energy use, because the person for whom they are caring…28 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Fifteenth sitting)As the Minister said, clause 168 rightly sets out that the raw material the Bill requires of Ofcom is published in a way that will bring it to the attention of any audience likely…23 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Fifteenth sitting)As the Minister said, clause 169 sets out the process of issuing notices or decisions by Ofcom. It mostly includes provisions about how Ofcom is to contact the company, which seem…23 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Fifteenth sitting)The provisions in clauses 170 to 172, as the Minister has said, repeal or amend existing laws for the purposes of the Bill. As Labour supports the need to legislate on the issue…23 Jun 2022