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HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Thirteenth sitting)Thank you for chairing this morning’s sitting, Ms Rees. I agree with the hon. Member for Pontypridd that these clauses are necessary and important, but I also agree that the…21 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I have questions about the management of the fees and the recovery of the preparatory cost. Does the Minister expect that the initial fees will be higher as a result of having to…21 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Twelfth sitting)I have a few questions, concerns and suggestions relating to these clauses. I think it was the hon. Member for Don Valley who asked me last week about the reports to the National…16 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Twelfth sitting)I echo the sentiments that have been expressed by the shadow Minister, and thank her and her colleagues for tabling this amendment and giving voice to the numerous organisations…16 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Twelfth sitting)rose—16 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Twelfth sitting)Thank you very much, Sir Roger. I do not envy you in this role, which cannot be easy, particularly with a Bill that is 190-odd clauses long.16 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Twelfth sitting)I have a quick question for the Minister about the timelines in relation to the guidance and the commitment that Ofcom gave to producing a road map before this coming summer. When…16 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Twelfth sitting)Frances Haugen’s evidence highlighted quite how shadowy a significant number of the platforms are. Does the hon. Member agree that that hammers home the need for independent…16 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Twelfth sitting)The Minister has committed to Ofcom being fully resourced to do what it needs to do under the Bill, but he has spoken about time constraints. If Ofcom were to receive 25,000 risk…16 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Twelfth sitting)I thank the hon. Member for Pontypridd for laying out her case in some detail, though nowhere near the level of detail that these people have to experience while providing…16 Jun 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI want to ask a few questions about the situation we find ourselves in. I am confused about what is going on, and I wonder whether the Government have a clue about what they are…16 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Eleventh sitting)Thank you for your efforts in chairing our meeting today, Sir Roger. My thoughts are with the hon. Member for Batley and Spen and her entire family on the anniversary of Jo Cox’s…16 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Eleventh sitting)I appreciate the shadow Minister’s bringing that issue up. Would she agree that, given we have constraints on broadcast and newspaper reporting on suicide for these very reasons,…16 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Eleventh sitting)I thank the Minister for his comments. I still think that such platforms are too dangerous not to be subject to more stringent legislation than similar-sized platforms. For the…16 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Eleventh sitting)Thank you for your advice, Chair. I will move amendment 80. Should it be accepted, I would be keen to move to other two. Amendment proposed : 80,in schedule 10, page 192, line 19,…16 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Eleventh sitting)On a point of order, Sir Roger. My understanding was that it was previously the case that amendments could not be re-moved again on Report, but that modern practice in the past…16 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Eleventh sitting)This specifically relates to the Secretary of State, but would the Minister expect both Ofcom and his Department to be working with the Scottish Government and the Northern…16 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Eleventh sitting)I want to make a brief comment echoing the shadow Minister’s welcome for the inclusion of senior managers and named people in the Bill. I agree that that level of personal…16 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Ninth sitting)I am happy to speak on clause 49 now—I can see the Minister is nodding. I really appreciate it, Ms Rees, because I did not want to lose the opportunity to raise concerns about…14 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Ninth sitting)I have a question on anonymity. On social media there will be a requirement to verify users’ identities, so if somebody posts on Twitter that they want to lynch me, it is possible…14 Jun 2022