Saqib Bhatti (Meriden and Solihull East) (Con): It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd.

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

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd. I am happy to confirm that the Opposition will support these regulations, not least because, as the Minister has said, they complement the previous Government’s work on the Online Safety Act, and I was the Minister responsible for implementing the Act from when it received Royal Assent until the general election. I take great pride in having served in the Government that introduced and passed the Online Safety Act. It places significant new responsibilities and duties on social media companies, platforms and services to increase safet

The Committee consisted of the following Members: Chair: Peter Dowd † Anderson, Callum (Buckingham and Bletchley) (Lab) † Bhatti, Saqib (Meriden and Solihull East) (Con) † Bryant, Chris (Minister for Data Protection and Telecoms) † Collins, Victoria (Harpenden and Berkhamsted) (LD) † Cross, Harriet (Gordon and Buchan) (Con) † Curtis, Chris (Milton Keynes North) (Lab) † Ferguson, Patricia (Glasgow West) (Lab) † Gelderd, Anna (South East Cornwall) (Lab) † Kearns, Alicia (Rutland and Stamford) (Con) † Owatemi, Taiwo (Lord Commissioner of His Majesty's Treasury) Smith, Rebecca (South West Devon) (…