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HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Twelfth sitting)Thank you, Mr McCabe. It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair. In speaking to the amendments, may I thank the organisations that have contributed? There is a whole range…04 Jul 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I have a couple of points; I will try to keep them brief. The clause fundamentally rejects where the Government suggest the responsibility for oversight of a savings scheme should…04 Jul 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Twelfth sitting)Maybe it is still in the internal post. I thank the Minister for the letter; it would be nice to know what it says. The point is that the Bill does not make clear how customers…04 Jul 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Twelfth sitting)I beg to move amendment 118, in clause 217, page 146, line 11, at end insert— “(c) a person marketing P’s goods for sale online.” This amendment makes a person marketing goods…04 Jul 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Twelfth sitting)I am a bit rusty.04 Jul 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Twelfth sitting)The Minister is coming to it, but the takedown power is the crucial bit to do that and it is what the OPSS, which he refers to, says it wants.04 Jul 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Thirteenth sitting)Sorry if I was not clear. I thank the Minister for checking. Will it have to be from a single point of contact, such as a verified address, to protect the customer as well as the…04 Jul 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Thirteenth sitting)Can the Minister clarify from when the Government expect these specific clauses to be implemented?04 Jul 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Thirteenth sitting)With immediate effect?04 Jul 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Twelfth sitting)The shadow Minister also asked when the product safety review will take place.04 Jul 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Thirteenth sitting)The Minister says that clause 250 is relevant only in certain circumstances. Can he be clear that the Government’s intention is not for the provision to cover someone who has…04 Jul 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Twelfth sitting)With that reassurance of looking at this further over the summer and to improve on where things stand, I will take the Minister at his word. The idea that we can support…04 Jul 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Twelfth sitting)It will surprise no one that I wish to speak to these amendments; I am sorry for being rusty. Having been on Bill Committees previously and managed to get amendments through, or…04 Jul 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Twelfth sitting)I am grateful to the Minister for giving way and for his reassurance that this will be looked at over the summer. As things stand, the Government are saying—the Minister has just…04 Jul 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I think that Sky briefed quite widely—it briefed members of the Committee and beyond—that it thinks that it is caught by the provision and that it covers all contracts. I can…04 Jul 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I think that last comment about a tweet not being sufficient would be welcomed by responsible businesses that just want to use the verified contact details. The other point is…04 Jul 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I was thinking of Laurence Fox.04 Jul 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I thank the Minister for giving way; he has been very generous. To be clear, is it the Government’s expectation that a subscription could be cancelled through a single…04 Jul 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Thirteenth sitting)Sure.04 Jul 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Twelfth sitting)I am grateful to the Minister for saying that he will look at the evidence. I am happy not to press amendment 126.04 Jul 2023