Dame Maria Miller: On new clause 86, does the hon.

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On new clause 86, does the hon. Gentleman share the concern of many women outside this place about the almost backward step the Government have taken by not focusing on a base offence relating to people giving consent to their images being used? I thought we had won that argument, but that seems to have evaporated. That was central to the Online Safety Act 2023. Why is he not pressing for that change, as others are outside this place?

[1st Allocated Day] Consideration of Bill, as amended in the Public Bill Committee New Clause 86 Creating purported sexual image of adult ‘(1) In the Sexual Offences Act 2003, after section 66AC (inserted by Schedule 2 to this Act) insert— “66AD Creating purported sexual image of adult (1) A person (A) commits an offence if— (a) A intentionally creates a purported sexual image of another person (B), (b) A does so with the intention of causing B alarm, distress or humiliation, and (c) B does not consent to the creation of the purported sexual image. (2) A person (A) commits an offence if— (a) A…