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HANSARD Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillWith the leave of the House, I would like to address some of the points that have been made today. I am grateful to Members across the House for their contributions to this debate…20 Nov 2023HANSARD Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillMy right hon. Friend is always a thoughtful contributor to debates in this House. We believe that the amendments ensure consumer benefit is at the heart of what we are doing and…20 Nov 2023HANSARD Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillI agree that that is exactly what we are saying. I am happy to provide further clarity in my closing remarks. Critical to accountability is, of course, transparency. The…20 Nov 2023HANSARD Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillGiven the huge size of the fines, it is only right that that approach is put in place to ensure the penalties are applied appropriately, but it does not apply to decisions that…20 Nov 2023HANSARD Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillMy hon. Friend makes an important point that is a matter for wider discussions on accountability. I am happy to have that discussion with him in future. As things currently stand,…20 Nov 2023HANSARD Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillIf I heard my hon. Friend correctly, he wanted a letter on that. This legislation is designed to make sure that it is not for big companies to litigate heavily to stifle the…20 Nov 2023HANSARD Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillThat is an important point, and I appreciate my right hon. and learned Friend giving me the opportunity to clarify it. I want to be unequivocal that, from my perspective, the…20 Nov 2023HANSARD Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillI beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.20 Nov 2023HANSARD Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillI am honoured to have been appointed as the Minister with responsibility for tech and the digital economy, and as one of the Ministers with responsibility for the Digital Markets,…20 Nov 2023HANSARD Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillMy right hon. Friend makes an important point. As I make progress, I hope he will be reassured that the regime will take both those things into account. Together, amendments 13…20 Nov 2023HANSARD Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillI thank my hon. Friend for his contribution to the House on these matters, and for that question. The aim of the amendments is to provide clarity and give certainty—clarity that…20 Nov 2023HANSARD Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillI am sure that the Under-Secretary of State for Business and Trade, my hon. Friend the Member for Thirsk and Malton (Kevin Hollinrake) will appreciate the pass that I am just…20 Nov 2023HANSARD Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillI do not think that there is, as my hon. Friend puts it, a special deal; it is about taking a balanced approach to ensure that firms with penalty decisions that have less direct…20 Nov 2023HANSARD Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillI will address my right hon. Friend’s point. We have listened to the concerns and discussed them in great detail, but I believe the Government’s amendments strike the right…20 Nov 2023HANSARD Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillIf the hon. Member will be ever so patient, I will address that point, because it is important. My right hon. and learned Friend the Member for South Swindon talked about the…20 Nov 2023HANSARDOnline FraudAll companies in scope of the Act will need to take action to tackle fraud where it is facilitated through user-generated content or via search results. They must take measures to…15 Nov 2023HANSARDAI RegulationI share those concerns and have been following the news. It is not just the video at the weekend; there has been another one, which is about the Leader of the Opposition—that is…15 Nov 2023HANSARDAI RegulationThe AI regulation White Paper set out how we will regulate AI through a flexible framework. We have taken steps to implement our approach, including establishing a central AI risk…15 Nov 2023HANSARDAI-generated Content: Social MediaI thank my hon. Friend for his remarks. We have just had a global, leading AI safety summit, which had immense coverage on that and also focused on frontier risks. We have always…15 Nov 2023HANSARDAI-generated Content: Social MediaI thank my right hon. Friend for his kind remarks. As I said, the Government will take this issue incredibly seriously, and I am confident that, through the defending democracy…15 Nov 2023