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HANSARD Media BillA number of hon. Members have mentioned how long it has been since the last major piece of media legislation, but it is worth reflecting on that period of change and what it…21 Nov 2023HANSARD Media BillThe hon. Lady makes an important point. It should be easier to find through app stores. Although they are not directly in scope of the legislation because they are not broadcast…21 Nov 2023HANSARD Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillI welcome my hon. Friend to his position, and congratulate him on his role. The Government amendments relate to the proportionality test for conduct requirements. Why did the…20 Nov 2023HANSARD Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillI am following what my right hon. and learned Friend says carefully. Does he agree that we have to consider the nature of this business landscape? For these firms—some of the…20 Nov 2023HANSARD Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillI am grateful to my right hon. and learned Friend for giving way, particularly as we are on the subject of Theodore Roosevelt. Does he agree that we have to be careful when…20 Nov 2023HANSARD Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillListening to this debate, I was reminded of remark attributed to a major United States tech investor who said that it had always amused him that people thought competition and…20 Nov 2023HANSARD Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillI am grateful for what my hon. Friend has said so far about the application of the proportionality test, but if he is to follow up with Members in writing with some clarity, can…20 Nov 2023HANSARD Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillMy right hon. and learned Friend the Member for South Swindon (Sir Robert Buckland) made the important point that the growth and expansion of regulation in digital markets is…20 Nov 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillWhen I chaired the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee, we set up a Sub-Committee to consider these issues and internet regulation. Of course, the Sub-Committee has the…12 Sept 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillWill the Minister make it clear that we should expect the companies to use proactive technology, because they already use it to make money by recommending content to people, which…12 Sept 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillThe length of the process we have gone through on this Bill is a good thing, because we have ended up with probably the most comprehensive legislation in the world. We have a…12 Sept 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillAs Carnegie UK Trust observed online, a child born on the day the Government first published their original internet safety strategy would now be in its second year of primary…12 Sept 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillThe draft Bill was published in April 2021, so it is fantastic that we are now discussing its final stages after it has gone through its processes in the House of Lords. It went…12 Sept 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillDoes my hon. Friend agree that the companies already say in their terms of service that they do not allow illegal use of their products, yet they do not say how they will monitor…12 Sept 2023HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill (Seventh sitting)Does my right hon. Friend agree that, if amendment 118 were made, it could be used as a general get-out-of-jail-free card by companies? Let us consider, for example, a situation…23 May 2023HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill (Seventh sitting)Is this something the Department has considered? For example, Google Chrome has a 77% share of the web browser market on desktop computers, and over 60% for all devices including…23 May 2023HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill (Fifth sitting)Will my right hon. Friend confirm that the provision will also apply with trade agreements? Certainly in the early stages of the negotiations for a UK-US trade agreement, the…18 May 2023HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill (Sixth sitting)I rise to ask the Minister a specific question about the use of smart data in this way. A lot of users will be giving away data a device level, rather than just accessing…18 May 2023HANSARD Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillMy hon. Friend got through part 1 a bit quicker than I thought he would—I have a question relating to part 1. Clause 38 creates a final offer mechanism for dispute resolution. The…17 May 2023HANSARD Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillI rise, as other Members have done, in support of the Bill. It is a very important piece of legislation that has been long discussed and much looked forward to. It is now safely…17 May 2023