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HANSARDOnline Safety BillI am mindful of the examples the noble Lord gave in his speech. Looking at some of the provisions set out in subsection (2) about a body being “subject to a standards code” or…23 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety Bill16 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, like everyone who spoke, I and the Government recognise the tragic consequences of suicide and self-harm, and how so many lives and families have been devastated by it.…16 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillI refer to the meeting my noble friend Lord Camrose offered; we will be able to go through and unpick the issues raised in that group of amendments, rather than looping back to…16 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillYes, they are—with the addition of what I am coming to. In addition to the duty for companies to consider the role of algorithms, which I talked about, Ofcom will have a range of…16 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, protecting women and girls is a priority for His Majesty’s Government, at home, on our streets and online. This Bill will provide vital protections for women and girls,…16 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillIt is up to Ofcom to decide how to set the codes out. What I am saying is that the codes deal with specific categories of threat or problem—illegal content, child safety content,…16 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillThere are no codes designed for Jewish people, Muslim people or people of colour, even though we know that they are disproportionately affected by some of these harms as well. The…16 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillI am grateful to noble Lords who have spoken to their amendments. Regarding the lead amendment in the group, I take on board what was said about its inevitable…16 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety Bill16 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy initial response is, yes, I think so, but it is the role of Ofcom to look at whether those terms of service are enforced and to act on behalf of internet users. The noble Lord…16 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillYes, that would be a sensible way to view it. We will work on that and allow noble Lords to see it before they come to talk to us about it.16 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety Bill16 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety Bill16 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety Bill16 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety Bill16 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I am very grateful to my noble friend Lady Fraser of Craigmaddie for her vigilance in this area and for the discussion she had with the Bill team, which they and I found…16 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety Bill16 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety Bill16 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillYes, I think it is. I am happy to confirm that in writing. I am grateful to my noble friend Lady Stowell, who of course is a former chairman of the Charity Commission, for making…16 May 2023