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HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, first, I want to recognise the bravery of the families of Olly, Breck, Molly, Frankie and Sophie in campaigning for the amendments we are about to discuss. I also pay…22 Jun 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillI beg leave to withdraw the amendment.22 Jun 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, we already had a long debate on this subject earlier in Committee. In the interim, many noble Lords associated with these amendments have had conversations with the…22 Jun 2023HANSARDOnline Safety Bill22 Jun 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Knight, for laying out the amendment and recognise that there was a very thoughtful debate on the subject of machine-generated content on…22 Jun 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I thank everyone for their contributions this evening. As the noble Lord, Lord Stevenson, said, it is very compelling when your Lordships’ House gets itself together on…23 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, it is a privilege to introduce Amendments 123A, 142, 161 and 184 in my name and those of the noble Lords, Lord Bethell and Lord Stevenson, and the right reverend Prelate…23 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety Bill23 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I rise very briefly to support the amendments in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Stowell, and the noble Lord, Lord Stevenson. Like other speakers, I put on record…23 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillBut of course—would I dare otherwise? What I am saying is that these are not silver bullets and we must have a mixed economy, not only for what we know already but for what we do…23 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillI am sorry but that is exactly the issue at stake. The understanding of the Committee currently is that there is then nowhere to go if they have exhausted that process. I believe…16 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillI shall speak briefly to Amendments 220E and 226. On Amendment 220E, I say simply that nothing should be left to chance on IWF. No warm words or good intentions replace the…16 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I have added my name to Amendments 97 and 304, and I support the others in this group. It seems to be a singular failure of any version of an Online Safety Bill if it…16 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillI asked a number of questions on specific scenarios. If the Minister cannot answer them straight away, perhaps he could write to me. They all rather called for “yes/no” answers.16 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillI am sorry to enter the fray again on complaints, but how will anyone know that they have failed in this way if there is no complaints system?16 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillI absolutely agree. Of course, good law is a good system, not a good person. I turn to the comments that I was going to make. Uncharacteristically, I am a little confused about…16 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I also support the amendments in the name of my noble friend Lady Finlay. I want to address a couple of issues raised by the noble Lord, Lord Allan. He made a fantastic…16 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillI put on record that the withdrawal of Part 3 of the Digital Economy Act 2017 will be greeted with happiness only should the full schedule of AV and harms be put into the Bill. I…16 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillI understand that the Minister has been given a sticky wicket of defending the indefensible. I welcome a meeting, as I think the whole Committee does, but it would be very helpful…16 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillI would love the noble Viscount to answer my very specific question about who the Government think families should turn to when they have exhausted the complaints system in the…16 May 2023