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HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendment 191A in my name. I also support Amendment 186A in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Moylan, Amendment 253 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord…17 Jul 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I will speak to the government Amendments 274B and 274C. I truly welcome a more detailed approach to Ofcom’s duties in relation to media literacy. However, as is my…17 Jul 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I pay tribute to the noble Baroness, Lady Harding, for her role in bringing this issue forward. I too welcome the government amendments. It is important to underline…17 Jul 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I rise briefly to support the noble Baroness, Lady Morgan, to welcome the government amendment and to say that this is a moment of delight for many girls—of all…12 Jul 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I am interested to hear what the Minister says, but could he also explain to the House the difference in status of this sort of material in Part 5 versus Part 3? I…12 Jul 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillI thank the noble Lord for giving way. The Minister just said that private providers will be responsible for their content. I would love to understand what mechanism makes a…12 Jul 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I rise very briefly to support the noble Baroness, Lady Merron, and to make only one point. As someone who has the misfortune of seeing a great deal of upsetting…12 Jul 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I rise to make a slightly lesser point, but I also welcome these amendments. I want to ask the Minister where the consultation piece of this will lie and to check that…12 Jul 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I too express my admiration to the noble Baroness, Lady Stowell, for her work on this group with the Minister and support the amendments in her name. To pick up on what…12 Jul 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I welcome the government amendments in this group, which set out the important role that age assurance will play in the online safety regime. I particularly welcome…10 Jul 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillI am not sure that, at this late hour, I completely understood what the Minister said. On the basis that we are seeking to align, I will withdraw my amendment, but can we check…10 Jul 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I apologise for speaking once more today. I shall introduce Amendments 100 and 101 on the child user condition. They are very technical in nature and simply align the…10 Jul 2023HANSARDOnline Safety Bill10 Jul 2023HANSARDOnline Safety Bill10 Jul 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I rise briefly to note that, in the exchange between the noble Lords, Lord Allan and Lord Moylan, there was this idea about where you can complain. The independent…10 Jul 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I have to admit that it was incompetence rather than lack of will that meant I did not add my name to Amendment 39 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Bethell, and I…10 Jul 2023HANSARDOnline Safety Bill10 Jul 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I thank everybody who has spoken for these amendments. I also thank the Minister for our many discussions and apologise to the House for the amount of texts that I sent…10 Jul 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I rise to speak to all the amendments in this group. It is a cause of great regret that, despite many private meetings with officials, government lawyers and Ministers,…10 Jul 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillJust to be clear, I say that the purpose of my question to the Minister was to get at the fact that, for low-risk situations, there can be age assurance that is a lot less…10 Jul 2023