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HANSARD Digital ExclusionI thank my hon. Friend for making that point and I will come on to some of the issues that she has raised; I am also happy to have a conversation with her about what support her…28 Feb 2024HANSARD Digital ExclusionI will make some more progress, if that is okay. That package, which includes free wi-fi, access to devices and affordable fixed and mobile tariffs for 99% of the UK, supports…28 Feb 2024HANSARD Digital ExclusionI thank you for your excellent chairmanship, Mrs Harris, of this over-subscribed debate on an important topic. I thank the hon. Member for Ellesmere Port and Neston (Justin…28 Feb 2024HANSARDUK-Related Domain Name Registries Consultation: Policy ResponseIn July 2023, the Government launched a consultation in relation to internet domain name registries and domain name abuse. This consultation asked for views on the Government’s…22 Feb 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThere is a lot of ongoing work, including my conversations with G7 partners; I know that the Secretary of State is meeting with international partners. I would welcome a meeting…21 Feb 2024HANSARD AI Scams: Consumer ProtectionIt is a great honour to be intervened on by the hon. Gentleman, who makes an important point. The Government will be doing more awareness raising, which will be key. I am willing…22 Jan 2024HANSARD AI Scams: Consumer ProtectionFirst, let me put on the record how pleased I was to see my hon. Friend the Member for Watford (Dean Russell) back in his place, having heard about his health issues. I say that…22 Jan 2024HANSARD Online Filter Bubbles: Misinformation and DisinformationI am conscious of time and of the broad range of this debate, but I will try to address as many issues as possible. I commend my hon. Friend the Member for Weston-super-Mare (John…16 Jan 2024HANSARDInnovation in TechnologyI thank my hon. and gallant Friend for his question. I can confirm that my colleagues in the Home Office are absolutely committed to breaking the business system of these callous…10 Jan 2024HANSARDInnovation in TechnologyI hope that my colleague the Science Minister will be able to address the hon. Lady’s concerns at that meeting.10 Jan 2024HANSARDInnovation in TechnologyThe science and technology framework is our clear plan for supporting innovation through our five critical technologies that underpin the future of the UK economy. We have already…10 Jan 2024HANSARDInnovation in TechnologyBusinesses have made it clear that they want us to ensure that we understand the risks or AI, but also the balance between those risks and the opportunities that AI presents. We…10 Jan 2024HANSARDDraft Online Safety (List of Overseas Regulators) Regulations 2024I thank hon. Members across the Committee for their contributions. I am grateful for this opportunity to debate the list of overseas regulators under the Online Safety Act. It is…09 Jan 2024HANSARDDraft Online Safety (List of Overseas Regulators) Regulations 2024I can confirm that we will continually review the list and update it as appropriate, in consultation with Ofcom. As a public body, Ofcom is required to act compatibly with the…09 Jan 2024HANSARDDraft Online Safety (List of Overseas Regulators) Regulations 2024I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Online Safety (List of Overseas Regulators) Regulations 2024. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr…09 Jan 2024HANSARDArtificial Intelligence Biases: Protected CharacteristicsWe are having cross-governmental discussions about AI, and we are very clear that AI systems should not undermine people’s rights or discriminate unfairly. This was a key topic of…13 Dec 2023HANSARDArtificial Intelligence Biases: Protected CharacteristicsThat is exactly why we had the AI safety summit, at which more than 28 countries plus the EU signed up to the Bletchley declaration. In March, we published the AI regulation White…13 Dec 2023HANSARDArtificial Intelligence Biases: Protected CharacteristicsI do not recognise the hon. Member’s assessment, but let me say this: context matters. The risks of bias will vary depending on the specific way in which AI is used. That is why…13 Dec 2023HANSARD Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillThe whole mechanism is designed to ensure that smaller firms have a say in this. That is why the final offer mechanism is there. I hope that that that gives the hon. Member some…20 Nov 2023HANSARD Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillI suggest that I write to my right hon. and learned Friend, and to all right hon. and hon. Members who have raised the important question of proportionality, to clarify the…20 Nov 2023