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HANSARDDigital Safety: ChildrenI thank the hon. Member for her question. Let me give a very clear sense of that outcome and how we will measure it. Currently, 91% of the images used in child sexual abuse…08 Jun 2026HANSARDDigital Safety: ChildrenA fundamental principle behind both the changes announced today and those we are considering as a result of the consultation is simplicity. Parents across the country tell me that…08 Jun 2026HANSARDDigital Safety: ChildrenI thank the hon. Gentleman for his point. When I visited young people in Glengormley in Northern Ireland, they told me that it was the first time they had been engaged on this…08 Jun 2026HANSARDDigital Safety: ChildrenI thank my hon. Friend for a point well made. We have been consistently robust with tech companies on this question. I pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham…08 Jun 2026HANSARDDigital Safety: ChildrenOne of the firm lessons that I learned from my hon. Friend’s engagement—and such depth of engagement—with young people in Staffordshire was the need to ensure that the changes we…08 Jun 2026HANSARDDigital Safety: ChildrenI first point out that in government, the Conservatives took seven years to pass a Bill and then found that law to be inadequate. That is why they are proposing all the things…08 Jun 2026HANSARDDigital Safety: ChildrenSafety by design is an incredibly important principle. I valued its mention in the online safety legislation and in our engagement with companies. It is an attractive and…08 Jun 2026HANSARDDigital Safety: ChildrenI thank my hon. Friend, who has been a remarkable champion for young people and families on this question, and I have deeply valued her input and expertise. On her question about…08 Jun 2026HANSARDDigital Safety: ChildrenI understand that Home Office Ministers made a statement at oral questions. I am happy to answer any further questions from Members of the House.08 Jun 2026HANSARDDigital Safety: ChildrenThe right hon. and learned Member, with all his expertise and experience on this theme, makes an incredibly thoughtful point. He has made that point to me before, and I assure him…08 Jun 2026HANSARDDigital Safety: ChildrenThe right hon. Gentleman is totally right. Social media companies are already required to enforce the age assurance thresholds that they face under existing legislation. Where…08 Jun 2026HANSARDDigital Safety: ChildrenMy hon. Friend has been extremely thoughtful before in relation to these issues, and I agree with what she has said. In my experience with young people and families, parental…08 Jun 2026HANSARDDigital Safety: ChildrenFurther to that point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I heard the Home Secretary deliver a statement at the start of topicals. It may not have been the fullest format, but it was…08 Jun 2026HANSARDDigital Safety: ChildrenI will not be commenting on leaked briefings, but I will say two things. First, in my engagement, even in Australia, civil society has said that the United Kingdom has been the…08 Jun 2026HANSARDDigital Safety: ChildrenOn the hon. Member’s first question, while we will continue to look at the most effective ways of making this happen, the existing technology largely uses classifiers that ensure…08 Jun 2026HANSARDDigital Safety: ChildrenIt is astonishing to hear the Liberal Democrats mention a lack of action. On Grok, this Government stood up to the richest man in the world, stood him down and as a result secured…08 Jun 2026HANSARDDigital Safety: ChildrenThe right hon. Member makes an incredibly thoughtful point about something that I have heard in anecdote when engaging with young families. I am conscious that we are running a…08 Jun 2026HANSARDDigital Safety: ChildrenThat is a remarkable mischaracterisation of what the Government are looking to do, and I think the bulk of the House will feel the weight of what the right hon. and learned Member…08 Jun 2026HANSARDDigital Safety: ChildrenI have been very conscious of my hon. Friend’s expertise in this domain, but I am glad to hear of her pioneering experience on the question of age verification, too. We have taken…08 Jun 2026HANSARDDigital Safety: ChildrenThe right hon. Member makes an incredibly important point. First, of course we will act, including in law, to make sure that we are focused on outcomes for young people and…08 Jun 2026