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HANSARDMedia LiteracyMy Lords, Ofcom has a statutory duty to promote media literacy under the Communications Act 2003. A clause in the draft Online Safety Bill sought to clarify Ofcom’s…20 Jun 2022HANSARDMedia LiteracyDigital literacy is a key priority in the computing national curriculum in England, which equips people with knowledge, understanding and skills to use the internet creatively and…20 Jun 2022HANSARDMedia LiteracyI am afraid that I am not sure that I fully follow the point that the noble and learned Baroness makes. If she is talking about the importance of respecting freedom of expression…20 Jun 2022HANSARDMedia LiteracyMy Lords, I have pointed to some of the provisions in the Online Safety Bill which will strengthen Ofcom’s powers in this area. The Government are taking action as well. Our media…20 Jun 2022HANSARDMedia LiteracyI would be very happy to meet the noble Lord and other members ahead of the Online Safety Bill, during which I know we will debate this important area in greater detail. He is…20 Jun 2022HANSARDMedia LiteracyThrough the Online Safety Bill, we are giving Ofcom strengthened media literacy functions on transparency reporting, information gathering and the other areas I set out. However,…20 Jun 2022HANSARDMedia LiteracyMisinformation and disinformation are subjects which are covered in many ways through the Online Safety Bill, which will force companies to tackle harmful misinformation and…20 Jun 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillThe noble Lord is eager to hear answers to questions to which I may yet turn; on some of them I will write. Work has been done to identify the regulator, but it would not be right…06 Jun 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillCertainly. I pointed out that the time that has elapsed since 2017 has perhaps not given us as much real data as we would have had, were it not for the pandemic, but of course we…06 Jun 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillThe noble Lord perhaps thinks we committed to more in 2017 than we did. We have met the commitments we made in 2017 through our engagement with the industry. The points it made…06 Jun 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I am very grateful to all noble Lords for their contributions to what I agree has been a very enjoyable debate this afternoon. I am sure these contributions will form a…06 Jun 2022HANSARDChampions League FinalAs ever, my noble friend, as a former Victims’ Commissioner, speaks powerfully on behalf of victims and survivors. Whatever phrases are used, it is important that they are…06 Jun 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillMy Lords, Her Majesty’s Government want the UK to be a science superpower. Two key planks in achieving this are security and digital connectivity. The UK already influences and…06 Jun 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillThat the Bill be now read a second time.06 Jun 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillThat it be an instruction to the Committee of the Whole House to which the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill has been committed that they consider the…06 Jun 2022HANSARDChampions League FinalMy Lords, with the leave of the House, I shall now repeat the Answer to an Urgent Question made by my honourable friend the Sports Minister in another place earlier today: “Mr…06 Jun 2022HANSARDChampions League FinalI certainly agree with the noble Lord’s final comments: we want to see the truth out and to do so quickly. We want the facts to be established, which is why the Secretary of State…06 Jun 2022HANSARDChampions League FinalThe noble Lord makes an important point. In international fixtures, it is important that lessons are learned across jurisdictions so that scenes such as this cannot be repeated.…06 Jun 2022HANSARDChampions League FinalWell, I am full of admiration for Bishop James Jones and his review. It was ongoing when I was working at the Home Office. I will take the points raised by the noble Lord back to…06 Jun 2022HANSARDChampions League FinalThe inquiry is for UEFA, and I am confident that UEFA is committed to a thorough review. I am grateful to the noble Lord for his first-hand observations, which I am sure will have…06 Jun 2022