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HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Seventh sitting)I rise to contribute to the stand part debate on clauses 18 and 28. It was interesting, though, to hear the debate on clause 17, because it is right to ask how the complaints…09 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Seventh sitting)The Minister is doing an excellent job explaining the complex nature of the Bill. Ultimately, however, as he and I know, it is not a good argument to say that this is such an…09 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Seventh sitting)I am sure the hon. Lady will agree with me that it is not either/or—it is probably both. Ultimately, she is right that an ombudsman would be there to help deal with what I think…09 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Eighth sitting)I have three short questions for the Minister about clause 40 and the Secretary of State’s powers of direction. Am in order to cover that?09 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Eighth sitting)My hon. Friend is giving me a chink of light there, in that subsection (10)(c) could actively mean that a code of practice that specifically dealt with violence against women and…09 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Eighth sitting)I think my hon. Friend’s list goes on to page 37, which means there would be a number of different relevant duties that would presumably then be subject to the ability to issue…09 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Eighth sitting)It is a pleasure to follow the shadow Minister, who made some important points. I will focus on clause 37 stand part. I pay tribute to the Minister for his incredible work on the…09 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Fifth sitting)May I join others in welcoming line-by-line scrutiny of the Bill? I am sure that the Minister will urge us to ensure that we do not make the perfect the enemy of the good. This is…07 Jun 2022HANSARDWorkers’ RightsI thank my hon. Friend for his answer, but a great deal of his really good work could be for naught if we still allow employers to use confidentiality clauses to cover up…07 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Fifth sitting)I want to pick up on two issues, which I hope the Minister can clarify in his comments at the end of this section. First, when we took evidence, the Internet Watch Foundation…07 Jun 2022HANSARDWorkers’ Rights17. What steps he is taking to improve workers’ rights.07 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Fifth sitting)I thank the hon. Lady for raising this point. Having also chaired a Select Committee, I can understand the sensitivities that this might fall under the current DCMS Committee, but…07 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Fifth sitting)The hon. Gentleman brings up an important point. We did hear about that in the evidence. I have no doubt the Secretary of State will not want to interfere in the workings of…07 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Fifth sitting)In many ways, clause 6 is the central meat of the Bill. It brings into play a duty of care, which means that people operating online will be subject to the same rules as the rest…07 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Sixth sitting)I was listening very closely to what the Minister was saying and I was hoping that he might be able to comment on some of the evidence that was given, particularly by Professor…07 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Fifth sitting)The hon. Lady is right to pick up on the nuance and the balance that we have to strike in legislation between freedom of speech and the protection of vulnerable individuals and…07 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Sixth sitting)I have huge sympathy with the point that the Minister is making on this issue, but the hon. Member for Pontypridd is right to drive the point home. The Minister says there will be…07 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Sixth sitting)My apologies. I will rise later.07 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Sixth sitting)Will my hon. Friend give way?07 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Sixth sitting)I rise to speak to clause 11, because this is an important part of the Bill that deals with the safety duties protecting children. Many of us here today are spurred on by our…07 Jun 2022