Online Safety Bill [HL]

Debate between Lord Framlingham and Baroness Shields

Friday 11th December 2015 Lords Chamber

[Baroness Shields]

I said December 2016. As the Prime Minister said in response to this issue, we will make sure that we protect children in whatever way we think is necessary—whether that is law or not, I will not say at this stage—but we will make sure that that remains in place.

[Lord Framlingham]

Governments always want everything to be perfect, and this is a rapidly moving target in a very modern world. The point has now been made twice, and I make it again, that these amendments are designed not to make the system safe but to make it safer. At this stage, anything we can do to make it safer should be done.

[Baroness Shields]

I could not agree more with my noble friend.