"To ask His Majesty’s Government why Ofcom’s register of categorised services contains no platform categorised by reference to risk or functionality alone, when the Online Safety Act 2023 permits it; and why small, high-harm platforms, including those hosting antisemitic and suicide-related content, remain outside Category 1...." Baroness Morgan of Cotes - View Speech
"I thank the Minister very much for her Answer, but the real reason is that, in 2025, then Ministers chose to accept Ofcom’s advice to categorise online platforms on the basis of user numbers alone. Do current Ministers now accept that Ofcom would have been better able, for example, to …..." Baroness Morgan of Cotes - View Speech
"My Lords, I declare my interest as a trustee of Democratys, a charity focused on educating the public about threats to our democracy.
There are three areas of the Bill that I want to focus on in the short time available. The first is votes at 16, which is one …..." Baroness Morgan of Cotes - View Speech
"My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow such a thoughtful speech from the noble Lord, Lord Carlile, who picked up on a couple of points that I was going to mention. First, I draw the House’s attention to my interests as a non-executive director at Santander UK, a …..." Baroness Morgan of Cotes - View Speech
"My Lords, during the recent Recess, thanks to the Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme, I, along with parliamentary colleagues from both Houses, was privileged to visit RAF personnel operating and supporting the enhanced air policing mission led by NATO. I was also going to mention the subsequent attack in Galați, Romania, …..." Baroness Morgan of Cotes - View Speech
"My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Hobby, on his maiden speech. It seems not five minutes—in fact, it was 10 years ago—since he was visiting the Department for Education to gently point out where we were going wrong with government policy; more gently, perhaps, than some of his …..." Baroness Morgan of Cotes - View Speech
"My Lords, I will speak briefly to Motion M. I support the amendments in lieu, Amendments 105B and 105C. I would like to thank the Ministers; I know that the noble Lord, Lord Collins, is here speaking tonight but perhaps he would pass on thanks to both the noble Baroness, …..." Baroness Morgan of Cotes - View Speech
"My Lords, I pick up on one issue that the Minister mentioned in her opening speech. To paraphrase, she said, “If, after consultation, there is a decision to act”. I hope that she is getting the sense tonight that the House is already very much of the opinion that it …..." Baroness Morgan of Cotes - View Speech
"I get the impression that the Minister may be about to finish so, before she does, may I just ask her two very specific questions? First, I do not think she has addressed the funding point. If I have missed it, I apologise, but please could she clarify whether the …..." Baroness Morgan of Cotes - View Speech
"I thank all noble Lords who have spoken in the debate. We have paid tribute to the campaigners; many of them will be watching these proceedings tonight. I thoroughly agree with the noble Baroness, Lady Ramsey, that the House works best when we have the kind of debate we have …..." Baroness Morgan of Cotes - View Speech