Online Safety Bill

The answer to the noble Lord’s question is that the super-complaint is not a mechanism for indivi...

This is getting worse and worse. I am tempted to suggest that we stop talking about this and try ...

I have offered a meeting; I am very happy to host the meeting to bottom out these complaints.

I understand that the Minister has been given a sticky wicket of defending the indefensible. I we...

As I said, I am very happy to hold the meeting. We are giving users greater protection through th...

I am very sorry that I did not realise that the Minister was responding to this group of amendmen...

Moved by

Baroness Fraser of Craigmaddie

58: Clause 18, page 20, line 32, at end inser...

My Lords, I am delighted to propose this group of amendments on devolution issues. I am always de...

My Lords, I warmly support the amendment moved by the noble Baroness, Lady Fraser of Craigmaddie,...

My Lords, I follow the noble Lord, Lord Foulkes, with just a few words. As we have been reminded,...

My Lords, this is unfamiliar territory for me, but the comprehensive introduction of the noble Ba...

My Lords, it is a pity that we have not had the benefit of hearing from the Minister, because a l...

My Lords, I am very grateful to my noble friend Lady Fraser of Craigmaddie for her vigilance in t...

I suggested that we might see a table, independent of the meetings, although I am sure they could...

Yes, that would be a sensible way to view it. We will work on that and allow noble Lords to see i...

I put on record that the withdrawal of Part 3 of the Digital Economy Act 2017 will be greeted wit...

My Lords, I thank the Minister for his response. I take it as a win that we have been offered a m...

Moved by

Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay

64A: Clause 19, page 21, line 36, leave out “a...

Moved by

Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay

65A: Clause 19, page 22, line 26, at end inser...

Moved by

Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay

65B: Clause 20, page 23, line 5, leave out “an...

Moved by

Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay

66A: Clause 20, page 23, line 16, leave out “I...

Moved by

Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay

66E: Clause 22, page 24, line 38, after “29(2)...

Moved by

Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay

66F: Clause 23, page 24, line 42, leave out “a...

Moved by

Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay

72A: Clause 23, page 25, line 31, at end inser...

Moved by

Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay

75A: Clause 24, page 26, line 45, after “29(2)...

Moved by

Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay

75B: Clause 25, page 27, line 4, at end insert...

Moved by

Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay

81A: Clause 25, page 27, line 46, at end inser...

Moved by

Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay

88A: Clause 29, page 31, line 4, leave out “al...

Moved by

Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay

90A: Clause 29, page 31, line 37, at end inser...

Moved by

Baroness Finlay of Llandaff

96: After Clause 35, insert the following new Cl...

I am particularly grateful to the noble Lords who co-signed Amendments 96, 240 and 296 in this gr...

My Lords, I particularly support Amendment 96, to which I have added my name; it is a privilege t...

My Lords, I am pleased that we have an opportunity, in this group of amendments, to talk about su...

My Lords, as usual, the noble Lord, Lord Allan of Hallam, has explained with some nuance the tric...

My Lords, I also support the amendments in the name of my noble friend Lady Finlay. I want to add...

From experience, I think it is true that companies get defensive and seek to defend the indefensi...

I absolutely agree. Of course, good law is a good system, not a good person.

I turn to the ...

My Lords, I support the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay of Llandaff, in her Amendment 96 and others i...

My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay, for introducing the amendments in the way she ...

This has been a very good debate indeed. I have good days and bad days in Committee. Good days ar...

My Lords, like everyone who spoke, I and the Government recognise the tragic consequences of suic...

Following our earlier discussion, we were going to have a response on super-complaints. I am curi...

My initial response is, yes, I think so, but it is the role of Ofcom to look at whether those ter...

I am sorry to enter the fray again on complaints, but how will anyone know that they have failed ...

I refer to the meeting my noble friend Lord Camrose offered; we will be able to go through and un...

The Minister is going through the structure of the Bill and saying that what is in it is adequate...

Yes, they are—with the addition of what I am coming to. In addition to the duty for companies to ...

I wanted to give the Minister time to get on to this. Can we now drill down a little on the terms...

The Bill will ensure that companies adhere to their terms of service. If they choose to allow con...

I will plant a flag in reference to the new offences, which I know we will come back to again. It...

I thank the noble Lord for the advance notice to think about that; it is helpful. It is difficult...

I asked a number of questions on specific scenarios. If the Minister cannot answer them straight ...

The noble Baroness threw me off with her subsequent question. She was broadly right, but I will w...

My Lords, I am extremely grateful to everyone who has contributed to this debate. It has been a v...

Moved by

Baroness Morgan of Cotes

97: Clause 36, page 36, line 42, at end insert “inc...

My Lords, it is a great pleasure to move Amendment 97 and speak to Amendment 304, both standing i...

My Lords, I have added my name to Amendments 97 and 304, and I wholeheartedly agree with all that...

My Lords, I have added my name to Amendments 97 and 304, and I support the others in this group. ...

My Lords, I strongly support Amendment 97 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Morgan. We must...

My Lords, I start by commending my noble friend Lady Morgan on her clear introduction to this gro...

My Lords, it gives me great pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Stowell of Beeston, not l...

My Lords, it is an honour to follow some very knowledgeable speakers, whose knowledge is much gre...

My Lords, I rise to support the noble Baronesses, Lady Morgan and Lady Kidron, the right reverend...

My Lords, I will be very brief. My noble friend has very eloquently expressed the support on thes...

My Lords, the amendments in this group, which I am pleased to speak to now, shine a very bright l...

My Lords, protecting women and girls is a priority for His Majesty’s Government, at home, on our ...

Could my noble friend the Minister confirm something? I am getting rather confused by what he is ...

It is up to Ofcom to decide how to set the codes out. What I am saying is that the codes deal wit...

I thank the Minister for giving way. There is a bit of a problem that I would like to raise. I th...

There are no codes designed for Jewish people, Muslim people or people of colour, even though we ...

Can I check something with my noble friend? This is where the illogicality is. The Government hav...

With respect, I do not think that that is a perfect comparison. The Strategic Policing Requiremen...

My Lords, I thank my noble friend for his response, which I will come on to in a moment. This has...