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HANSARDOnline Safety BillI will deal with all the points in the speech. If I have not done so by the end, and if my noble friend wants to intervene again, I would be more than happy to hear further…27 Apr 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I am sympathetic to arguments that we must avoid imposing disproportionate burdens on regulated services, but I cannot accept the amendments tabled by the noble…25 Apr 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillThe Bill creates a substantial new role for Ofcom, but it has already substantially recruited and prepared for the effective carrying out of that new duty. I do not know whether…25 Apr 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillIf I can finish my point, this will bring into scope services of the kind set out in the amendments, such as those designed or intended for use by children, or where children form…25 Apr 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillI am grateful to noble Lords for their questions on this, and particularly grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Allan, and the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron, for their chorus of…25 Apr 2023HANSARDOnline Safety Bill25 Apr 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillIt is covered in the Bill as Twitter. I am not quite sure what my noble friend is asking me. The harms that he is worried about are covered in different ways. Twitter or another…25 Apr 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillYes, that is correct. I was trying to address the points raised by the noble Baroness, but the noble Lord is right. The point on whether people might try to be treated differently…25 Apr 2023HANSARDOnline Safety Bill25 Apr 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillThey are when they apply to companies enabling users to share content online and interact with each other or in terms of search. They apply in the context of the other duties set…25 Apr 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillPerhaps I will speak to the noble Lord afterwards and make sure I have his question right before I do so. I hope that answers the questions from the noble Baroness, Lady Ritchie,…25 Apr 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I share noble Lords’ determination to deliver the strongest protections for children and to develop a robust and future-proofed regulatory regime. However, it will not…25 Apr 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, first, I will address Amendments 12BA, 183A and 183B, tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Ritchie of Downpatrick, who I was grateful to discuss them with earlier today,…25 Apr 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillPerhaps the noble Lord could clarify his question; I was too busy finishing my answer to the noble Lord, Lord Knight.25 Apr 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillServices already have to comply with their duties to keep children safe. If they do not comply, Ofcom has powers of enforcement set out, which require app stores to remove…25 Apr 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillI will be very happy to set that out in more detail. Amendments 33A and 217A in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Storey, would place a new duty on user-to-user services that…25 Apr 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I agree that this has been a rather unfortunate grouping and has led to a slightly strange debate. I apologise if it is the result of advice given to my noble friend. I…25 Apr 2023HANSARDOnline Safety Bill25 Apr 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, this group of government amendments relates to risk assessments; it may be helpful if I speak to them now as the final group before the dinner break. Risk management is…25 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, this group of amendments relates to heritage, assets of community value and permitted development rights for demolition of buildings. I am pleased to be responding as…20 Apr 2023