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HANSARD Health and Social Care Leadership ReviewThe Health and Social Care Secretary talks about strong leadership and culture change. I point out to him his Government’s and his Department’s dismal record in meeting the pledge…08 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Sixth sitting)The purpose of this clause is to ensure that children at risk of online harms are given protections from harmful, age-inappropriate content through specific children’s safety…07 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Sixth sitting)As this is the first time I have spoken in the Committee, may I say that it is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Ms Rees? I agree with my hon. Friend the Member for…07 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Sixth sitting)I will speak to other amendments in this group as well as amendment 15. The success of the Bill’s regulatory framework relies on regulated companies carefully risk-assessing their…07 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Sixth sitting)I beg to move amendment 15, in clause10, page 8, line 41, at end insert— “(4A) A duty for the children’s risk assessment to be approved by either— (a) the board of the entity; or,…07 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Sixth sitting)I know that the Minister listened to Frances Haugen and to the members of charities. The charities and civil society organisations that are so concerned about this point do not…07 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Sixth sitting)The Minister is talking about companies of such scale that even fines of billions will not hurt them. I refer him to the following wording in the amendments: “a named individual…07 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Sixth sitting)All I have to add is the obvious point—I am sure that we are going to keep running into this—that people should not have to look to a transcript to see what the Minister’s and…07 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Sixth sitting)I beg to move amendment 72, in clause 10, page 9, line 24, after “characteristic” insert “or characteristics”.07 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Sixth sitting)May I say—this might be a point of order—how my constituency name is pronounced? I get a million different versions, but it is Worsley, as in “worse”. It is an unfortunate name…07 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Sixth sitting)I have nothing to add. I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Clause 10 ordered to stand part of the Bill. Clause 11 Safety duties…07 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Sixth sitting)I beg to move amendment 29, in clause 11, page 10, line 20, at end insert— “(c) prevent the sexual or physical abuse of a child by means of that service.” This amendment…07 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Sixth sitting)I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.07 Jun 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportI want to quote the following to the Prime Minister and all those on his side—we have just heard one of them—who suggest that the covid rules did not matter. It is from palliative…25 May 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (First sitting)Q No, I mean the children’s risk assessment you will have to do as part of what the Bill will bring in. Katy Minshall: At present, we do not have a specific individual designated…24 May 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (First sitting)Q To what extent do you think services should publish publicly the transparency and risk assessments that they will be providing to Ofcom? Richard Wronka: I think our starting…24 May 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Second sitting)Q You also said earlier that there was nothing in the Bill on co-designation—nothing to recognise the Internet Watch Foundation’s 25 years of experience. Do you still expect to be…24 May 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (First sitting)Q May I ask follow-up some questions about resources and timing once the Bill has gone through? You said you are going to open a new digital and technology hub in Manchester, with…24 May 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Second sitting)Q TikTok were talking to us earlier about their age verification. If companies do it themselves rather than it being a third party, where does that fall down? Dr Rachel O'Connell:…24 May 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Second sitting)Q We are talking here about pornography when it is hosted on mainstream websites, as opposed to pornographic websites. Could I ask you to confirm what more, specifically, you…24 May 2022