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HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Thirteenth sitting)Clearly, resourcing of the upper tribunal is a matter decided jointly by the Lord Chancellor and the Secretary of State for Justice, in consultation with the Lord Chief Justice,…21 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Thirteenth sitting)The shadow Minister has set out the purpose of the clauses, which provide for, in clause 138 appeal rights for decisions relating to registration under clause 81, and in clause…21 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Fourteenth sitting)The hon. Member for Pontypridd says from a sedentary position that they have given consent. The consent is not built into the website’s terms and conditions; it is an assumed…21 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Fourteenth sitting)My hon. Friend makes a very powerful and important point. Hopefully, people listening to our proceedings will hear that, as well as those working on media literacy—principally,…21 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Fourteenth sitting)The clause cross-references schedule 13 and sets out amendments to existing legislation consequential on the communications offences in part 10. Schedule 13 has a number of…21 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Fourteenth sitting)The shadow Minister has set out clearly the purpose of and intent behind these clauses, and how they work, so I do not think I will add anything. I look forward to our future…21 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I have spoken to these points previously, so I do not want to tax the Committee’s patience by repeating what I have said. Question put and agreed to. Clause 135 accordingly…21 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I welcome the shadow Minister’s continuing support for these clauses. Clause 134 sets out the requirement on Ofcom to publish reports setting out how it has complied with articles…21 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Thirteenth sitting)The clause allows Ofcom to confer functions on the content board in relation to content-related functions under the Bill, but does not require it to do so. We take the view that…21 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Thirteenth sitting)The hon. Lady says that those measures should be in the Bill—more than they already are—but as I have pointed out, the way in which the legal architecture of the Bill works means…21 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Thirteenth sitting)Let me start by speaking on the issue of disinformation more widely, which clearly is the target of the two amendments and the topic of clause 130. First, it is worth reminding…21 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I repeat the point I made to the hon. Member for Liverpool, Walton a moment ago. This is simply an obligation to consult. The clause gives the Secretary of State an opportunity to…21 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Thirteenth sitting)The hon. Member asks for my assistance in interpreting legislative language. Generally speaking, “consult” means what it suggests. Ofcom will consult the Secretary of State, as it…21 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I beg to move amendment 7, in clause 129, page 114, line 3, at end insert— “(aa) the Information Commissioner, and”. This amendment ensures that before Ofcom produce guidance…21 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I am grateful for the shadow Minister’s support. I have nothing substantive to add, other than to point to the transparency reporting obligation in clause 64, which we have…21 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I have nothing further to add on these amendments. The shadow Minister has covered them, so I will not detain the Committee further. Question put and agreed to. Clause 122…21 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Thirteenth sitting)The Bill provides a power for Ofcom to recover those costs. It does not specify over what time period. I do not think they will be recouped over a period of years. Ofcom can…21 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Thirteenth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship once again, Ms Rees, and I congratulate Committee members on evading this morning’s strike action. I am delighted that the shadow…21 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Fourteenth sitting)Let me move on to clause 141 and amendment 153, which the hon. Lady spoke to a moment ago. Let us first talk about the question of time limits. As she said, the regulations that…21 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Fourteenth sitting)Let me start by saying that many of these clauses have been developed in careful consultation with the Law Commission, which has taken a great deal of time to research and develop…21 Jun 2022