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HANSARDONLINE SAFETY BILL (Third sitting)I agree with everything that the hon. Lady said. New clause 7 is important. It was missing from the earlier iterations of the Bill, and it makes sense to have it here, but it…15 Dec 2022HANSARDONLINE SAFETY BILL (Third sitting)My understanding is that only a very small number of platforms will reach the category 1 threshold. We are talking about the platforms that everybody has heard of—Facebook,…15 Dec 2022HANSARDONLINE SAFETY BILL (Third sitting)I beg to move amendment 104, in schedule 11, page 213, line 11, at end insert— “(1A) Regulations made under sub-paragraph (1) must provide for any regulated user-to-user service…15 Dec 2022HANSARDONLINE SAFETY BILL (Third sitting)The hon. Member for Folkestone and Hythe made a good point. I do not disagree that Ofcom will have a significant role in policing platforms that are below the category 1…15 Dec 2022HANSARDONLINE SAFETY BILL (Third sitting)I would like to ask the Minister why this amendment has been tabled. I am not entirely clear. Could he give us some explanation of the intention behind the amendment? I am pretty…15 Dec 2022HANSARDONLINE SAFETY BILL (Third sitting)I am glad that there is a review function in the Bill. I have been a member of a lot of Bill Committees and Delegated Legislation Committees that have considered legislation that…15 Dec 2022HANSARDONLINE SAFETY BILL (Third sitting)I beg to move amendment 105, in clause 203, page 167, line 8, after “including” insert “but not limited to”. This amendment makes clear that the definition provided for content is…15 Dec 2022HANSARDONLINE SAFETY BILL (Third sitting)On that basis, I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Amendment proposed : 58, in clause 203, page 167, leave out lines 26 to 31. —(Paul…15 Dec 2022HANSARDONLINE SAFETY BILL (Third sitting)Once again, I will abuse the privilege of having a different Minister at the Dispatch Box and mention the fact that, in the definitions, “oral communications” is mentioned in line…15 Dec 2022HANSARDONLINE SAFETY BILL (Third sitting)Platforms will have to address, for example, the ways in which users can communicate with people who are not on their friends list. Things like that and other ways in which…15 Dec 2022HANSARDONLINE SAFETY BILL (Third sitting)I am also happy to support new clause 1, but I have a couple of questions. It mentions that “replacement guidance” may be provided, which is important because, as we have said a…15 Dec 2022HANSARDONLINE SAFETY BILL (Third sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. That was some stretch of procedure, Dame Angela, but we got there in the end. This new clause is about child user empowerment…15 Dec 2022HANSARDONLINE SAFETY BILL (Third sitting)That was one of the more disappointing responses from the Minister, I am afraid. I would appreciate it if he could write to me to explain which part of the Bill provides…15 Dec 2022HANSARDONLINE SAFETY BILL (Third sitting)Does the Minister not think that the freedom of speech stuff and the requirement to stick to terms of service that he has put in as safeguards for that are strong enough, then?15 Dec 2022HANSARDONLINE SAFETY BILL (Third sitting)I thank you, Dame Angela, as well as Sir Roger for chairing our debates. Recommittal has been a very odd and unusual process; it has been a bit like groundhog day, discussing…15 Dec 2022HANSARDEngagementsQ6. Across these islands, people are suffering because of the woefully inadequate policies of the UK Tory Government. They have crashed the economy, left millions in fear of the…14 Dec 2022HANSARDScotland’s FutureI am sorry, Mr Deputy Speaker; I was slightly distracted. I was clearly listening to everything that was said by my hon. Friend the Member for Paisley and Renfrewshire North…14 Dec 2022HANSARDScotland’s FutureI am not going to give way. On the Scottish Parliament, the Scottish Government and the decisions made by them, I was confused to hear Front-Bench Government Members talking about…14 Dec 2022HANSARDScotland’s FutureAbsolutely.14 Dec 2022HANSARDScotland’s FutureThe Conservative party talking about donations! We have seen £29 million go to somebody who took the VIP covid lane—people in that lane have private jets. The Conservative party…14 Dec 2022