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HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Ninth sitting)Before the Minister moves off the point about exceptional circumstances, it was the case previously that an amendment of the law resolution was always considered with Finance…14 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Ninth sitting)I beg to move amendment 89, in clause 49, page 45, line 16, leave out subsection (e). This amendment would remove the exemption for comments below news articles posted online.14 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Ninth sitting)Thank you, Ms Rees, for your hard work in chairing the Committee this morning; we really appreciate it. Amendment 89 relates to below-the-line comments on newspaper articles. For…14 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Ninth sitting)On a point of order, Ms Rees. Are we considering clause 49 now? I know that it is supposed to considered under the next set of amendments, but I just wondered, because I have…14 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Seventh sitting)I am pleased that the clause is in the Bill, and I think it is a good one to include. Can the Minister reaffirm what he said on Tuesday about child sexual abuse, and the fact that…09 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Eighth sitting)I absolutely agree with the points that have been made about the violence against women code of conduct. It is vital, and it would be a really important addition to the Bill. I…09 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Eighth sitting)I thank the shadow Minister for her assistance with that intervention, which was incredibly helpful. I do not have concerns that anybody will be able to access that data. The only…09 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Eighth sitting)I do not know whether everybody draws the same distinction as me. For me the distinction is that, because it will be happening with proactive technology—technological means will…09 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Eighth sitting)I agree 100%. The case that the shadow Minister, the hon. Member for Pontypridd, made and the stories she highlighted about the shame that is felt show that we are not just…09 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Eighth sitting)I thank my hon. Friend for his public service announcement. His constituent is incredibly lucky that my hon. Friend managed to act in that way and get the money back to her,…09 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Eighth sitting)I rise to agree with all the amendments in this group that have been tabled by the Opposition. I want to highlight a couple of additional groups who are particularly at risk in…09 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Seventh sitting)My concern is where services that meet neither of those criteria—they do not meet the “significant number” criterion in percentage terms because, say, only 0.05% of their users…09 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Seventh sitting)I absolutely agree. In fact, I have tabled an amendment to widen category 1 to include sites with the highest risk of harm. The Minister has not said that he agrees with my…09 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Seventh sitting)I would have been quite happy to move the amendment, but I do not think the Opposition would have been terribly pleased with me if I had stolen it. I have got my name on it, and I…09 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Seventh sitting)Does the Minister not think this is going to work? He is creating this systems and processes approach, which he suggests will reduce the thousands of complaints—complaints will be…09 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Seventh sitting)rose—09 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Seventh sitting)Will the Minister give way?09 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Seventh sitting)I completely agree. Both those helplines do very good work, and they are absolutely necessary. I would strongly support their continuation in addition to an ombudsman-type…09 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Seventh sitting)As the right hon. Member for Basingstoke has mentioned the revenge porn helpline, I will mention the NSPCC’s Report Remove tool for children. It does exactly the same thing, but…09 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Seventh sitting)Can the Minister explain the logic in having that phrasing for the complaints procedure but not for the content-reporting procedure? Surely it would also make sense for the…09 Jun 2022