Alex Davies-Jones: I totally agree with the hon.

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Themes: Child safety & minors · Online platforms · Search services

I totally agree with the hon. Gentleman. I have spoken about the need for responsible media reporting to prevent disinformation and misinformation. This provision, however, covers only public authorities. We are therefore capturing only public service broadcasters, so the types of journalism that the hon. Gentleman describes are totally out of scope of the Bill. We would effectively be restricting the BBC, but other journalists would not be captured by the legislation. We need to raise this more broadly with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and look at it across Government. I recogn

The Committee consisted of the following Members: Chairs: Peter Dowd, † Sir Roger Gale † Asser, James (West Ham and Beckton) (Lab) † Atkinson, Catherine (Derby North) (Lab) † Botterill, Jade (Ossett and Denby Dale) (Lab) † Byrne, Ian (Liverpool West Derby) (Lab) † Collinge, Lizzi (Morecambe and Lunesdale) (Lab) † Cross, Harriet (Gordon and Buchan) (Con) † Davies-Jones, Alex (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice) † Dewhirst, Charlie (Bridlington and The Wolds) (Con) Eagle, Maria (Liverpool Garston) (Lab) † Irons, Natasha (Croydon East) (Lab) † Logan, Seamus (Aberdeenshire North an…