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HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Tenth sitting)The hon. Gentleman makes a very important point, which comes to the nub of a lot of the issues we face with the Bill: the issue of volume versus risk. Does he agree that one life…14 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Tenth sitting)On that point, I agree wholeheartedly with my hon. Friend. It is important that the Secretary of State consults campaign organisations that have expertise in the relevant areas.…14 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Tenth sitting)My hon Friend raises an important point about media literacy, which we have touched on a few times during this debate. We have another opportunity here to talk about that and to…14 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Ninth sitting)This issue comes down to a fundamental point—are we looking at volume or risk? There is no difference between an individual—a young person in this instance—seeing something about…14 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Tenth sitting)I add my voice to the arguments made by my hon. Friend and the hon. Member for Aberdeen North. Violence against women and girls is a fundamental issue that the Bill needs to…14 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Tenth sitting)It kind of does, but the Minister has raised some interesting points about children and adults and the risk of harm. To go back to the work of Samaritans, it is really important…14 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Ninth sitting)I will not push the amendment to a vote, but it is important to continue this conversation, and I encourage the Minister to consider the matter as the Bill proceeds. I beg to ask…14 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Ninth sitting)I beg to move amendment 107, in clause 50, page 46, line 46, leave out from end to end of clause and insert “is a member of an approved regulator (as defined in section 42 of the…14 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Seventh sitting)I agree with thon. Lady’s important point, which feeds into the broader question of volume versus risk—no matter how many children see something that causes harm and damage, one…09 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Seventh sitting)I associate myself with the comments of the right hon. Member for Basingstoke. Surely, if we are saying that this is such a huge problem, that is an argument for greater…09 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Eighth sitting)I want to associate myself with the comments of the right hon. Member for Basingstoke and the hon. Member for Aberdeen North, and to explore the intersection between the work we…09 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Seventh sitting)Will the Minister give way?09 Jun 2022HANSARDMenopauseAs a woman of a certain age, I put on record my personal thanks to my hon. Friend for her tireless campaigning on this important issue and thank her on behalf of many of my family…09 Jun 2022HANSARDEngagementsQ5. Despite the Prime Minister’s promises of new hospitals and more doctors and nurses, the Brontë birth centre at my local hospital in Batley and Spen is temporarily shut and is…08 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Sixth sitting)I knew that. [ Laughter. ] Five years later, we continue to see significant volumes of racist, sexist and homophobic hate-filled abuse and threats online to politicians of all…07 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Fifth sitting)Will the hon. Lady give way?07 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Fifth sitting)You are making some really important points about the world of the internet and online gaming for children and young people. That is where we need some serious consideration about…07 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Fifth sitting)Just to be clear, we are saying that the only reason why we should not be encouraging the companies to do the risk assessment is that Ofcom might not be able to cope with dealing…07 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Sixth sitting)As my hon. Friend the Member for Worsley and Eccles South has said, the point here is about cultural change, and the way to do that is through leadership. It is not about shutting…07 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Sixth sitting)indicated assent .07 Jun 2022