Online Safety Bill - Lords amendment 263 and related amendments

Draws attention to financial privilege and discusses [9D [K discusses numerous Government amendments in lieu of Lords amendments, focus [5D [K focusing on rejecting many proposed changes. She acknowledges interventions [13D [K interventions but does not explicitly support any new amendments.

Supports a safety-by-design approach in AI regulatio [9D [K regulation, emphasising prevention over reaction and referencing tragic cas [3D [K cases involving AI chatbots. She criticises the Government's narrow focus o [1D [K on illegal content rather than proactive measures.

Welcomes image deletion orders but also supports Lor [3D [K Lords amendment 361, highlighting its importance in removing unjust investi [7D [K investigations from women’s records to enable them to move on with their li [2D [K lives.

Emphasises that non-consensual intimate image abuse [K victims suffer ongoing harm as long as images remain online, supporting the [3D [K the Government's measures but also advocating for faster implementation.

Asks about timescales and work being done to progres [7D [K progress regulations within 12 months. She supports the need for rapid acti [4D [K action on image deletion orders.

Raises concerns about the integrity of terrorist pro [3D [K proscription, asking for better delineation to protect people's ability to [K protest against it without facing arrest.

Critiques current legislation as inadequate in North [5D [K Northern Ireland, citing examples of glorification and encouragement of ter [3D [K terrorism by individuals and Sinn Féin ministers.

Welcomes Lords amendment 367 for giving the Governme [8D [K Government power to amend the Online Safety Act but questions whether it is [2D [K is sufficient and calls for action on AI chatbots before the end of the yea [3D [K year.

Supports an amendment to acknowledge the systemic is [2D [K issue of honour-based abuse, noting that it involves networks rather than i [1D [K individuals and impacts victims deeply.

Asks about the status of Lord Macdonald's review on [K public order and hate crime laws, questioning why they are legislating with [4D [K without its conclusion.

Expresses alarm at Government measures seen as attac [5D [K attacks on peaceful protest rights and questions the need for a proper vote [4D [K vote on such matters.

Vickers argued for stronger penalties against fly-ti [6D [K fly-tippers, including liability for costs incurred as a result of their ac [2D [K actions. He also supported measures to end the investigation and recording [K of non-crime hate incidents and ensure that time and resources are used mor [3D [K more effectively in policing communities.

Wilson interjected to emphasise the high costs incur [5D [K incurred by landowners due to fly-tipping, arguing that stronger sanctions [K are necessary as a deterrent.

Leigh interjected to express concern about Lords ame [3D [K amendment 361 and its implications for late-term abortion, suggesting it co [2D [K could lead to a free pardon in serious cases.

McDonald interjected to question why the Conservativ [11D [K Conservative party did not act on proscribing the IRGC during their previou [7D [K previous time in government.

Supports Lords amendment 361 to protect women alread [6D [K already harmed by outdated abortion laws. Praises the Government for making [6D [K making changes to ensure workability and emphasises that no woman should be [2D [K be criminalised for seeking medical care during a crisis. Advocates for aut [3D [K automatic pardons for convictions or cautions, expunging records of arrests [7D [K arrests and investigations.

Lords amendment 312 represents a continuation of exp [3D [K expanding public order powers, which is concerning. It resurrects provision [9D [K provisions previously rejected and quashed by courts, suggesting that legis [5D [K legislating for cumulative disruption may not clarify but instead complicat [9D [K complicate matters further.

The amendment is an attack on democratic freedoms, t [1D [K targeting Palestine solidarity movements and endangering trade unions' righ [4D [K rights. It sets a dangerous precedent for suppressing dissent and inhibits [K peaceful protest. The Government's pattern of repression includes proscribi [9D [K proscribing non-violent groups and arresting protesters.

Welcomes the Bill as tackling issues like antisocial [10D [K antisocial behaviour, abuse of retail workers, visible neighbourhood polici [6D [K policing, and stronger action on serious harm. Supports Government amendmen [8D [K amendment (a) in lieu of Lords amendment 333 for extending closure orders' [K duration to prevent illicit premises from reopening under new names, restor [6D [K restoring public confidence.

Deeply alarmed by the amendment, which gives police [K unprecedented powers to restrict or prohibit protests deemed too disruptive [10D [K disruptive. It risks undermining democratic freedoms and sets a dangerous p [1D [K precedent for future misuse to suppress all forms of protest.

Supports amendments on fly-tipping, noting extensive [9D [K extensive costs to victims. Supports Lords amendment 35 for knife sales con [3D [K control in Northern Ireland. Argues against glorification of terrorism in G [1D [K GB and NI, highlighting its prevalence among the Jewish community and its i [1D [K ideological impact on young people.

Jessica Asato supports clauses 105 and 106 which cri [3D [K criminalise possession or publication of strangulation or suffocation in po [2D [K pornography. She cites statistics showing that 36% of women under the age o [1D [K of 34 have been strangled during sex, and strangulation is now the second m [1D [K most common cause of stroke in young women. She also welcomes amendments ba [2D [K banning pornographic content featuring step-incest and performers role-play [9D [K role-playing as children due to their links to child sexual abuse material. [9D [K material.

Mr. McDonnell supports an amendment to Lords amendme [7D [K amendment 300, emphasising concerns about rushing legislation without prope [5D [K proper debate time and risking significant mistakes. He raises practical co [2D [K concerns that the proposed change will place burdens on police and introduc [8D [K introduce subjective judgment by senior officers. Mr. McDonnell provides hi [2D [K historical examples of demonstrations where disruption was intentional and [K necessary for political expression. He expresses concern over potential tar [3D [K targeting of Palestine Solidarity Campaign demonstrations and a perceived b [1D [K bias among Metropolitan Police towards far-right groups, undermining peacef [6D [K peaceful protest rights.

Lords amendment 312 infringes on civil liberties wit [3D [K without sufficient evidence. It contradicts Labour's historic mission to em [2D [K empower ordinary people and risks shifting power towards vested interests. [K The amendment is vague, lacks definitions, and could easily be abused to re [2D [K restrict protests deemed inconvenient due to their persistence.

Called for MPs to return to the Chamber as the Minis [5D [K Minister was about to speak, without providing specific arguments or positi [6D [K position on the amendment itself.

Welcomed most of the Bill but warned that Lords amen [4D [K amendment 312 has serious implications for fundamental rights and could be [K abused by future far-right Governments. Supported the motion to disagree wi [2D [K with the Lords amendment due to concerns about its impact on sustained peac [4D [K peaceful protest.

The speaker supports extending aggravated offences t [1D [K to cover additional characteristics to protect victims adequately. She emph [4D [K emphasises that this is not about policing lawful speech but ensuring that [K criminal conduct driven by hostility towards protected identities receives [K appropriate penalties.

He disagrees with Lords amendment 301, suggesting it [2D [K it may not achieve its objectives through sentencing guidelines and questio [7D [K questions the Government's approach to tackling illegal high street busines [7D [K businesses.

She supports measures against dodgy shops, aiming to [2D [K to tackle illegality affecting high streets and echoes concerns about the r [1D [K rise of illegality on UK high streets.

She supports measures against dodgy shops, aiming to [2D [K to tackle illegality affecting high streets and echoes concerns about the r [1D [K rise of illegality on UK high streets.

She supports aggravated offences amendments, as it w [1D [K will support victims by providing additional protection beyond sentencing c [1D [K considerations.

He raised concerns about the glorification of terror [6D [K terrorism but was not present for detailed discussion on this specific topi [4D [K topic during Sarah Jones's speech.

She advocates for proactive verification of age and [K consent, tackling sexualized violence online, and honour-based abuse traini [6D [K training modules to enhance multi-agency responses.

He respects the concern that protest rights need bal [3D [K balancing with the impact of protests but suggests it would be better to aw [2D [K await Lord Macdonald's review before taking further legislative measures.

He expresses concern about police discretion in appl [4D [K applying cumulative disruption definitions, especially given recent protest [7D [K protests involving laying flowers for dead children.

Noted technical issues with the pass reader system f [1D [K for voting, advised Members to wait until the readers activate before votin [5D [K voting. Announced that divisions had occurred and provided details of votin [5D [K voting outcomes.