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HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Fifteenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. New clause 3 would make provision for a statutory user advocacy body representing the interests of children. It would also…23 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Fifteenth sitting)I very much agree with my hon. Friend. She is quite right: we have to remember that we do not see these things as children and young people do. The user advocacy body that my hon.…23 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Fifteenth sitting)I wholeheartedly agree with what the hon. Member for Aberdeen North just said, but I wish to emphasise some elements because it seems to me that the Minister was not listening,…23 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Fifteenth sitting)Indeed, but the Children’s Commissioner was very clear about certain elements being missing in the Bill, as is the NSPCC and other organisations. It is just not right for the…23 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Fifteenth sitting)I do not think that the right hon. Lady has misunderstood what I said. I said that the new clause would allow the Secretary of State to appoint a new or existing body as the…23 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Thirteenth sitting)Good morning, Ms Rees. It is a pleasure to serve on the Committee with you in the Chair. Clause 138 allows companies to make appeals against Ofcom’s decisions regarding the…21 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Thirteenth sitting)There is a concern that platforms might raise appeals about their categorisation in order to delay the start of their duties under the Bill. How would the Minister act if that…21 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Thirteenth sitting)You did.21 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Thirteenth sitting)We support the SNP’s amendment 77, moved by the hon. Member for Aberdeen North. The super-complaints mechanism introduced by clause 140 is a useful device for reporting numerous,…21 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Thirteenth sitting)The Bill currently specifies that super-complaints can be made back to Ofcom by bodies representing users or members of the public. The addition of consumer representatives…21 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Fourteenth sitting)We have argued that changes to the legislation are long overdue to protect people from the harms caused by online communications offences. The clause and schedule 13 include…21 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Fourteenth sitting)That was about as clear as mud, actually, but let us leave it there. Question put and agreed to. Clause 150 accordingly ordered to stand part of the Bill. Clause s 151 to 155…21 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I would like to take the Minister back to the question I asked about the public interest defence. There is a great deal of concern that a lot of the overlaying elements create…21 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Fourteenth sitting)Part 10 of the Bill sets out three new offences involving harmful, false or threatening communications. Clause 156 includes a new offence on cyber-flashing, to which my hon.…21 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Fourteenth sitting)Good afternoon, Ms Rees. The importance of an effective complaints procedure has been argued strongly by many people who have given oral and written evidence to this Committee and…21 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThis week, musicians from the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra are applying for visas to the UK to perform here next month, but there are real concerns about delays in their getting…20 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Eleventh sitting)I want to remind Committee members of what my hon. Friend is talking about. I refer to the oral evidence we heard from Danny Stone, from the Antisemitism Policy Trust, on these…16 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Eleventh sitting)indicated assent .16 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Eleventh sitting)Before the Minister gets past this point—I think he has reached the point of my question—the fees do not kick in for two years. The figure is £88 million, but the point I was…16 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Eleventh sitting)It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair again, Sir Roger. I add my tribute to our former colleague, Jo Cox, on this sad anniversary. Our thoughts are with her family…16 Jun 2022