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HANSARD BBC Local RadioI thank my right hon. Friend the Member for Hemel Hempstead (Sir Mike Penning) for securing the debate and the Backbench Business Committee for supporting it. The BBC is a great…08 Dec 2022HANSARD BBC Local RadioIndeed, and the Media Minister was actually due to meet Ofcom this morning, I believe, but unfortunately that obviously changed because of her illness. However, she will continue…08 Dec 2022HANSARD BBC Local RadioI totally agree. My hon. Friend has a background in radio and speaks with great experience. The BBC should not be salami-slicing its services. It should be responsive to local…08 Dec 2022HANSARD BBC Local RadioThe hon. Lady raises an interesting point, but I would not want to put words in the Media Minister’s mouth. I will certainly make sure that she reflects on that, because I do not…08 Dec 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. Not only is it incumbent on companies to use that technology should it exist; if they hamper Ofcom’s inquiries by not sharing information about…05 Dec 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillI will try to cover the hon. Member’s comments a little bit later, if I may, when I talk about some of the changes coming up later in the process. Moving away from CSEA, I am…05 Dec 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillMy right hon. Friend talks with experience from her time at the Home Office. She is absolutely right that the Bill sets a framework to adhere to the terms and conditions of the…05 Dec 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillI absolutely echo my hon. Friend’s remarks, and I again thank him for his work. We are also taking steps to strengthen Ofcom’s enforcement powers, which is why we are giving Ofcom…05 Dec 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillI thank my right hon. Friend. It is the technology sector that develops technology—it is a simple, circular definition—not the Government. We are looking to make sure that it has…05 Dec 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillClearly, the Government can choose to step in. We are setting up a framework to ensure that we get the right balance and are not being prescriptive. I take issue with the idea…05 Dec 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillIt is important that we tackle this in a number of ways. My right hon. Friend the Member for Haltemprice and Howden (Mr Davis) and I spoke earlier, and I will come to some of what…05 Dec 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillIf my hon. Friend will bear with me—I need to make some progress—I think that will be teased out today and in Committee, should the Bill be recommitted, as we amend the clauses…05 Dec 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillThis Bill links with other legislation, and obviously the agencies. We do not seek to redefine extremism where those definitions already exist. As we expand on the changes that we…05 Dec 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillThank you, Mr Speaker; I will just respond to my hon. Friend the Member for Bosworth (Dr Evans). There is a minimum standard in so far as the operators have to adhere to the terms…05 Dec 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillI will give way a final time.05 Dec 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillBecause if those companies do not, they will get a fine of up to £18 million or 10% of their global turnover, whichever is higher. As we are finding with Twitter, there is also a…05 Dec 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillOfcom will be working with the platforms over the next few months—in the lead-up to the commencement of the Bill and afterwards—to ensure that the provisions are operational, so…05 Dec 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillThe Bill is very specific with regard to encryption; this provision will cover solely CSEA and terrorism. It is important that we do not encroach on privacy.05 Dec 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillWe will actually base that work on the independent Law Commission’s recommendations, and have been working with it on that basis.05 Dec 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillI beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.05 Dec 2022