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HANSARD Online Pornography: Age VerificationMy hon. Friend references the age-appropriate design code, and the ICO has published proposals and is working vigorously to improve on what they might mean. As I said earlier, we…17 Oct 2019HANSARD Online Pornography: Age VerificationI share the hon. Lady’s concerns. I worry about what my three-year-old might stumble across online, even though she would be too young to understand it. Too often, stumbling…17 Oct 2019HANSARD Online Pornography: Age VerificationMy hon. Friend is absolutely right that the technology companies can do more. For too long, a voluntary approach has not delivered the results that we would all like to see. As I…17 Oct 2019HANSARD Online Pornography: Age VerificationThe hon. Gentleman is completely right that the concerns of the NSPCC are those that I know he and I, and, I am sure, Members across the House, would share. We will work with such…17 Oct 2019HANSARD Online Pornography: Age VerificationI am glad my hon. Friend raises this point. In many ways, this is a technology problem that requires a technology solution. She mentions Yoti, and I have already met SuperAwesome,…17 Oct 2019HANSARD Online Pornography: Age VerificationThe hon. Lady shakes her head as though I have misunderstood her question. I am very happy to talk to her outside the Chamber to try to give her a better answer if she wants one.17 Oct 2019HANSARD Online Pornography: Age VerificationI sympathise with what the hon. Lady seeks to achieve, but we can do more by going slightly slower. As I have said, we will respond to the consultation by Christmas and bring…17 Oct 2019HANSARD Online Pornography: Age VerificationMy hon. Friend highlights one of the crucial differences between our new policy approach and the old one, which is that we are now able, via the “Online Harms” White Paper, to…17 Oct 2019HANSARD Internet of Things: RegulationHow long do you think we’ve got?03 Oct 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are acutely conscious that the best possible market is one driven by competition. As we take forward our huge investment to ensure a better connected country, one of our key…03 Oct 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right to raise this issue. In some ways, we have look at the very hardest-to-reach areas first, because while it is important to upgrade…03 Oct 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs my hon. Friend knows, we have recently announced £5 billion that will cover connectivity in all its forms, and that will of course include Scotland. It is probably worth saying…03 Oct 2019HANSARD Internet of Things: RegulationI will give way to the hon. Lady, but she does not have long.03 Oct 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs part of our online harms work, we will of course look at the benefits and costs of online anonymity. We are very conscious that online anonymity can be important for purposes…03 Oct 2019HANSARDTopical Questionsrose —03 Oct 2019HANSARDOnline AbuseI assure the hon. Gentleman that we are having a review that will look into all these matters. As he knows, the residence of an individual director is not one of the defining…03 Oct 2019HANSARDOnline AbuseAs the hon. Gentleman knows, we discussed this subject in an urgent question earlier this week. As far as Companies House is concerned, and as far as all the due diligence that…03 Oct 2019HANSARDOnline AbuseMy hon. Friend is completely right that, as things stand, we are not able to take the action that we should be able to. It is also important to say that social media companies…03 Oct 2019HANSARDOnline AbuseI pay tribute not only to my hon. Friend for the work that she has done in this area, but to the foundation for the work that it is doing. She is right that we should seek to do…03 Oct 2019HANSARDOnline AbuseOnline abuse is unacceptable and far too prevalent. Close to half of UK adults say that they have seen hateful content in the last year alone. As has been mentioned, we published…03 Oct 2019