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HANSARDONLINE SAFETY BILL (Second sitting)We have seen that just from the people from external organisations who have contacted us about the Bill. The amount of expertise that we do not have that they have brought to the…13 Dec 2022HANSARDONLINE SAFETY BILL (Second sitting)Specifically on the issue that was just raised, there were two written ministerial statements on the Online Safety Bill. The first specifically said that an amendment would…13 Dec 2022HANSARDONLINE SAFETY BILL (Second sitting)I am slightly confused, and would appreciate a little clarification from the Minister. I understand what new clause 2 means; if the hon. Member for Pontypridd says that she does…13 Dec 2022HANSARDONLINE SAFETY BILL (Second sitting)In view of the Minister’s statement, I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Amendments made: 13, in clause 14, page 14, line 26, leave out…13 Dec 2022HANSARDONLINE SAFETY BILL (Second sitting)This may be the only place in the Bill where I do not necessarily agree wholeheartedly with the Labour Front Benchers. I agree with the vast majority of what was said, but I have…13 Dec 2022HANSARDONLINE SAFETY BILL (First sitting)It is absolutely the case that those companies still have to do a risk assessment, and a child risk assessment if they meet the relevant criteria. The largest platforms, for…13 Dec 2022HANSARDONLINE SAFETY BILL (First sitting)Absolutely. The amendment I tabled regarding the accessibility of terms of service was designed to ensure that if the Government rely on terms of service, children can access…13 Dec 2022HANSARDONLINE SAFETY BILL (First sitting)As I said, I will also talk about clause 11. I can understand why the Government are moving their amendments. It makes sense, particularly with things like complying with the…13 Dec 2022HANSARDFinance BillWe have Schrödinger’s Finance Bill. For a while, there was no Finance Bill. Then yes, there was going to be one. Then, no, there was not going to be one. Now, finally, we have…28 Nov 2022HANSARDSocial Security Support for ChildrenI thank you, Sir Christopher, for chairing the debate today. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Airdrie and Shotts (Ms Qaisar) on bringing forward the debate and I thank…23 Nov 2022HANSARDScottish Referendum Legislation: Supreme Court DecisionThe Secretary of State says that in order for there to be democracy, there needs to be cross-party support, and that there needs to cross-support in order for us to have an…23 Nov 2022HANSARDSocial Security Support for ChildrenThey are entitled to 85% of childcare costs—that is absolutely true—but is the Minister aware that the caps set in 2005 have not been uprated, despite the fact that childcare…23 Nov 2022HANSARDSocial Security Support for ChildrenI am glad that the hon. Member has managed that on behalf of his constituents. That is actually not the preferred route that I would take. I would prefer to look at whether people…23 Nov 2022HANSARDSocial Security Support for ChildrenI absolutely agree; I could not have put it better. No matter where they were born, the colour of their skin, their religion, their sexuality or gender identity, those children…23 Nov 2022HANSARDSocial Security Support for ChildrenI absolutely agree. That is the way this should be taken forward, rather than setting an arbitrary percentage—whether it is 25%, 10% or whatever level. It should be done on the…23 Nov 2022HANSARDSocial Security Support for ChildrenI agree. The fact that the Government are unwilling to even measure child poverty shows the lack of importance they give to this issue. If they cared as much about it as they…23 Nov 2022HANSARD Misuse of Nitrous OxideI am really interested in the hon. Member’s speech and in the harms from nitrous oxide that he raises. As somebody whose lung was punctured as a result of using nitrous oxide…23 Nov 2022HANSARDScottish Independence and the Scottish EconomyI am very pleased that the hon. Member has given way. Is he aware that if all the 1 million people in Scotland who voted to leave the EU had voted to remain in the EU—if we had…02 Nov 2022HANSARDScottish Independence and the Scottish EconomyWill the hon. Member give way?02 Nov 2022HANSARDScottish Independence and the Scottish EconomyI was talking about the different ways in which Scotland has given us a mandate for an independence referendum. When SNP candidates stood for the Scottish Parliament in 2021, the…02 Nov 2022