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HANSARDONLINE SAFETY BILL (Second sitting)The Minister mentions tools for adults to keep themselves safe. Does he not think that that puts the onus on the users—the victims—to keep themselves safe? The measures as they…13 Dec 2022HANSARDONLINE SAFETY BILL (Second sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dame Angela. I did not make a note of the specific word I was on when we adjourned, so I hope Hansard colleagues will forgive me if…13 Dec 2022HANSARDONLINE SAFETY BILL (First sitting)I am aware of the case that the hon. Member mentioned. I appreciate that I am probably testing the patience of everybody in the Committee Room, but I want to be clear just how…13 Dec 2022HANSARDONLINE SAFETY BILL (Second sitting)I note that many providers of 4G internet, including the one I have on my own phone, already block adult content. Essentially, if people want to look at pornography or other forms…13 Dec 2022HANSARDONLINE SAFETY BILL (First sitting)I could not agree more. I suppose that is why this aspect of the Bill is so important, not just to me but to all those categories of user. I mentioned paragraphs (d) to (f), which…13 Dec 2022HANSARDONLINE SAFETY BILL (Second sitting)As much as I am keen on the idea of Ofcom special agents conceptually, my concern on the transparency front is that, to appoint a special agent and send them in to look at the…13 Dec 2022HANSARDONLINE SAFETY BILL (First sitting)I cannot help but see the Government’s planned removal of clauses 12 and 13 as essentially wrecking amendments to the Bill. Taking those provisions out of the Bill makes it a Bill…13 Dec 2022HANSARDONLINE SAFETY BILL (First sitting)The Bill states that we can expect little impact on child protection before 2027-28 because of the enforcement road map and when Ofcom is planning to set that out. Does the…13 Dec 2022HANSARDONLINE SAFETY BILL (First sitting)It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Sir Roger. I rise in support of amendments 99, and 96 and 97, as my hon. Friend the Member for Pontypridd did. I have an issue…13 Dec 2022HANSARDONLINE SAFETY BILL (Second sitting)I note what the Minister said about the commercial implications of some of these things, and some of those commercial implications might act as levers to push companies to do…13 Dec 2022HANSARDSustainable Energy Generation: Burning TreesI am glad to be here with you in the Chair, Mr Gray, and I commend the hon. Member for North Devon (Selaine Saxby) for securing this important debate. I do not agree with much…06 Dec 2022HANSARDNHS WorkforceMy hon. Friend mentioned cancer diagnosis rates. I believe he will be aware that one in four people diagnosed with pancreatic cancer dies within a month of their diagnosis, with…06 Dec 2022HANSARDNHS WorkforceI have listened with interest to what has been said about the new hospital building programme, not least because we have been waiting for a new hospital in Warrington for a very…06 Dec 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillIntimate image abuse has been raised with me a number of times by younger constituents, who are particularly vulnerable to such abuse. Within the scope of what we are discussing,…05 Dec 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillSince Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter, hate speech has ballooned on the platform and the number of staff members at Twitter identifying images of child sexual abuse and…05 Dec 2022HANSARD International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against WomenIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Elliott. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Bristol South (Karin Smyth) on securing this vital debate, although it is…01 Dec 2022HANSARDInfected Blood Inquiry and Compensation FrameworkAs my right hon. Friend rightly says, the interim compensation payments made to those infected and bereaved partners have huge holes in them, with too many people unable to access…24 Nov 2022HANSARDInfected Blood Inquiry and Compensation FrameworkI want to support the hon. Gentleman’s point by raising a case from my constituency. I too know from conversations with those affected the profound and lasting consequences for…24 Nov 2022HANSARDIngredients Scheduled under Drug Legislation: ReviewPsilocybin should never have been designated a schedule 1 substance, but this position by the Home Office has become even more untenable following publication this month of the…14 Nov 2022HANSARDIngredients Scheduled under Drug Legislation: Review11. Whether she is taking steps with Cabinet colleagues to ensure that the potential health benefits of ingredients scheduled under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and the Misuse of…14 Nov 2022