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HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Fourteenth sitting)It is better than being in the guidance, which is non-statutory, because it is in the Bill—it is right here in front of us in the measure that the hon. Lady just referred to,…21 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Fourteenth sitting)That is obviously an operational matter for Ofcom. We would encourage it to do as much as possible. We encouraged it through our media literacy strategy, and it published an…21 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Fourteenth sitting)Let me start by addressing the point that was raised by the hon. Member for Aberdeen North on Ofcom’s power to issue media literacy advice of its own volition, which is the…21 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Fourteenth sitting)Is the hon. Member aware of a similar situation that arose more recently with Strava? People’s running routes were publicly displayed in the same way, which led to incidents of…21 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I thank the shadow Minister for her broad support for these two clauses. Clause 143 provides the power, but not an obligation, for the Secretary of State to set out a strategic…21 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Fourteenth sitting)rose —21 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Thirteenth sitting)Would the hon. Lady not agree that in all those examples—including TikTok and leading people down dark paths—the conditions in subsection (2) would be met? The examples she has…21 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Eleventh sitting)As we have heard, the clauses set out how different platforms will be categorised with the purpose of ensuring duties are applied in a reasonable and proportionate way that avoids…16 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Twelfth sitting)May I first say a brief word about clause stand part, Sir Roger?16 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Twelfth sitting)Thank you. Clause 111 sets out and defines the “enforceable requirements” in this chapter—the duties that Ofcom is able to enforce against. Those are set out clearly in the table…16 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Twelfth sitting)First, on the substance of the clause, as the shadow Minister said, the process of providing a provisional notice of contravention gives the subject company a fair chance to…16 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Twelfth sitting)I welcome the cross-party support for the provisions set out in these important clauses. Clause 107 points out the requirement for Ofcom to publish guidance, which is extremely…16 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Eleventh sitting)I am delighted that support for the Government’s position on the clauses continues and that cross-party unanimity is taking an ever stronger hold. I am sure the Whips Office will…16 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Eleventh sitting)I am delighted to discover that agreement with the Governments clauses continues to provoke a tsunami of unanimity across the Committee. I sense a gathering momentum behind these…16 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Eleventh sitting)I am delighted by the strong support that these clauses have received from across the aisle. I hope that proves to be a habit-forming development. On the shadow Minister’s point…16 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Eleventh sitting)It is a pleasure, once again, to serve under your august chairmanship, Sir Roger. I associate the Government with the remarks that you and the shadow Minister made, marking the…16 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Eleventh sitting)Let me start by associating myself with the remarks by the hon. Member for Worsley and Eccles South. We are in complete concurrence with the concept that the polluter should pay.…16 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Eleventh sitting)I assume that the hon. Lady is asking about the £88 million.16 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Eleventh sitting)That covers the preparatory work rather than the actual enforcement work that will follow. For the time being, we believe that it is enough, but of course we always maintain an…16 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Eleventh sitting)As the shadow Minister has set out, these clauses ensure that Ofcom’s duties under the Communications Act 2003 are updated to reflect the new duties that we are asking it to…16 Jun 2022