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HANSARD Online Safety BillI am afraid I have only three minutes, so I am not able to give way. The Government cannot accept the Labour amendments that would re-add the adult safety duties and the concept…17 Jan 2023HANSARD Online Safety BillWe will certainly work with others to address that, and if there is a loophole, we will seek to act, because we want to ensure—17 Jan 2023HANSARD Online Safety BillThere is a lot to cover in the short time I have, but first let me thank Members for their contributions to the debate. We had great contributions from the hon. Member for…17 Jan 2023HANSARDExpansion of the Ultra Low Emission ZoneThe Mayor’s own consultation shows that 28,000 vehicles will be affected in the London Borough of Sutton alone. As my hon. Friend rightly says, it is small business people—those…20 Dec 2022HANSARDExpansion of the Ultra Low Emission ZoneThe hon. Gentleman talks about playing politics, but it is the Mayor who has gone against his consultation. He says that Londoners are in favour of the ULEZ because they talk…20 Dec 2022HANSARDONLINE SAFETY BILL (Third sitting)Our intention is absolutely to get this regime operational as soon as possible after Royal Assent. We have to get to Royal Assent first, so I am looking forward to working with…15 Dec 2022HANSARDONLINE SAFETY BILL (Third sitting)It is the functionalities around it that enable the voice conversation to happen. Question put and agreed to. Clause 203, as amended, accordingly ordered to stand part of the…15 Dec 2022HANSARDONLINE SAFETY BILL (Third sitting)My knowledge is being tested, so I will write to the hon. Member for Aberdeen North and make that available to the Committee. Coming back to the point she made about oral and…15 Dec 2022HANSARDONLINE SAFETY BILL (Third sitting)The clause provides legal certainty about the meaning of those terms as used in the Bill: things such as “content”, “encounter”, “taking down” and “terms of service”. That is what…15 Dec 2022HANSARDONLINE SAFETY BILL (Third sitting)I am happy to do so. Clause 203 sets out the interpretation of the terms used throughout the Bill. Amendment 58 removes a definition that is no longer required because the term is…15 Dec 2022HANSARDONLINE SAFETY BILL (Third sitting)Indeed I can give that commitment. This is an indicative list, not an exhaustive list, for the reasons that the hon. Lady set out. Earlier, we discussed the fact that technology…15 Dec 2022HANSARDONLINE SAFETY BILL (Third sitting)We are setting out in schedule 17 how the existing video-sharing platform regime will be repealed in the transitional provisions that apply to these providers as they transition…15 Dec 2022HANSARDONLINE SAFETY BILL (Third sitting)My hon. Friend is absolutely right. The report as is obviously has to be laid before Parliament and will form part of the package of parliamentary scrutiny. But, yes, we will…15 Dec 2022HANSARDONLINE SAFETY BILL (Third sitting)I am glad that we are all in agreement on the need for a review. It is important that we have a comprehensive and timely review of the regulatory regime and how it is built into…15 Dec 2022HANSARDONLINE SAFETY BILL (Third sitting)We have talked about the fact that Ofcom will have robust enforcement powers. It can direct companies to take specific steps to come into compliance or to remedy failure to…15 Dec 2022HANSARDONLINE SAFETY BILL (Third sitting)As debated earlier, we are removing the adult safety duties from the Bill, which means that no company will face any duties related to legal but harmful content. In their place,…15 Dec 2022HANSARDONLINE SAFETY BILL (Third sitting)The amendments give the Secretary of State the flexibility to consider other characteristics of services as well as other relevant factors, which include functionalities, user…15 Dec 2022HANSARDONLINE SAFETY BILL (Third sitting)I beg to move amendment 76, in schedule 11, page 213, line 11, at end insert “, and (c) any other characteristics of that part of the service or factors relating to that part of…15 Dec 2022HANSARDONLINE SAFETY BILL (Third sitting)Indeed. We need to take a wide-ranging, holistic view of disinformation and misinformation, especially around election times. There is a suite of measures available to us, but it…15 Dec 2022HANSARDONLINE SAFETY BILL (Third sitting)Absolutely. The Department has techniques for dealing with misinformation and disinformation as well, but we will absolutely push Ofcom to work as quickly as possible. As my right…15 Dec 2022