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HANSARDOnline Safety BillI will follow up in writing on that point. Before I conclude, I will mention briefly the further government amendments in my name, which make technical and consequential…22 Jun 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillI will have to write on the second point to try to set that out in further detail. On the question of algorithms, the brief answer is no, algorithms would not be covered in the…22 Jun 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillI am sure that the noble Lord, Lord Stevenson of Balmacara, is smiling over a sherry somewhere about the debate he has facilitated. His is a useful probing amendment and we have…22 Jun 2023HANSARDOnline Safety Bill22 Jun 2023HANSARDOnline Safety Bill22 Jun 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillI do not think that we do. We are doing things differently. Of course, Ofcom will be looking at all these matters in its report, and I am sure that Parliament will have an ongoing…22 Jun 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillWe are very aware that we are not the only jurisdiction looking at the important issues the Bill addresses. The Government and, I am sure, academic researchers will observe the…22 Jun 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillIt is guidance rather than direction, but it will be done openly and transparently. Users will be able to see the guidance which Ofcom has issued, to see whether companies have…22 Jun 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillWe are watching with interest what is happening in other jurisdictions. If I can furnish the Committee with any information in the area the noble Lord mentions, I will certainly…22 Jun 2023HANSARDOnline Safety Bill22 Jun 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillThe Law Commission recommended that the consent, but not the personal consent, of the Director of Public Prosecutions should be required. We believe, however, that, because the…22 Jun 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillYes, we will ensure that, in looking at this in the context of Scots law, we have the opportunity to see what is being done there and that we are satisfied that all the scenarios…22 Jun 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, this has been a broad and mixed group of amendments. I will be moving the amendments in my name, which are part of it. These introduce the new offence of encouraging or…22 Jun 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillWith that, if there are no further questions, I invite the noble Lord to withdraw his amendment.22 Jun 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillWe will know once Ofcom has completed its research and examination of these complex issues; we would not want to pre-judge its conclusions.22 Jun 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, the Government are supportive of improving data sharing and encouraging greater collaboration between companies and researchers, subject to the appropriate safeguards.…22 Jun 2023HANSARDOnline Safety Bill22 Jun 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillI thank the noble Lord. The term “blocking” is used to describe measures that will significantly impede or restrict access to non-compliant services—for example, internet service…22 Jun 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillYes; he made a helpful point, and I will come back on it.22 Jun 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillWhen I saw the noble Lord, Lord Foster of Bath, and the noble Baroness, Lady Armstrong of Hill Top, in their places, I wondered whether they were intending to raise these points.…22 Jun 2023