To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of the current criminal law in prosecutions relating to online fantasy discussions depicting serious violence and child sexual abuse.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of the current criminal law in prosecutions relating to online fantasy discussions depicting serious violence and child sexual abuse.

To ask His Majesty's Government how many offences relating to online fantasy discussions depicting serious violence and child sexual abuse have been successfully prosecuted under the Obscene Publications Act 1959 and the Communications Act 2003 in the last ten years.

To ask His Majesty's Government how many offences relating to online fantasy discussions depicting serious violence and child sexual abuse have been successfully prosecuted under the Obscene Publications Act 1959 and the Communications Act 2003 in the last ten years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what legislative enforcement action her Department plans to take against major technology companies following the expiry of the Government deadline for tech firms to introduce device-level nudity-blocking technology on children's smartphones and tablets.

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what legislative enforcement action her Department plans to take against major technology companies following the expiry of the Government deadline for tech firms to introduce device-level nudity-blocking technology on children's smartphones and tablets.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he has taken to stop the use and depiction of (a) actual and (b) doll babies in explicit pornographic online content.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he has taken to stop the use and depiction of (a) actual and (b) doll babies in explicit pornographic online content.

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what legislative steps her Department plans to take against major technology companies following the expiry of the deadline for tech firms to introduce device-level nudity-blocking technology on children's smartphones and tablets.

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what legislative steps her Department plans to take against major technology companies following the expiry of the deadline for tech firms to introduce device-level nudity-blocking technology on children's smartphones and tablets.

To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of children in the UK accessing pornography websites through virtual private network services.

To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of children in the UK accessing pornography websites through virtual private network services.

To ask His Majesty's Government when section 98 of the Crime and Policing Act 2026 pertaining to offences relating to semen-defaced images, intimate photographs or films and voyeurism will commence.

To ask His Majesty's Government when section 98 of the Crime and Policing Act 2026 pertaining to offences relating to semen-defaced images, intimate photographs or films and voyeurism will commence.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with technology companies on the implementation timetable for measures intended to prevent children from taking, sharing or viewing nude images on personal devices.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with technology companies on the implementation timetable for measures intended to prevent children from taking, sharing or viewing nude images on personal devices.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Government's commitment in March 2026 to achieve regulatory parity for pornography, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the role of a statutory auditor to help ensure online platforms proactively remove violent and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Government's commitment in March 2026 to achieve regulatory parity for pornography, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the role of a statutory auditor to help ensure online platforms proactively remove violent and...

Lords message considered. Motion that this House disagrees with the Lords in their amendments 2D and 2E, but proposes in lieu of those amendments, amendment (a) to its amendment 2B, and amendment (b) to its amendment 2C. Agreed to on division (293 to 159). Motion that this House insists on its disagreement with the Lords in their amendment 11 but proposes amendments (a) to (d) in lieu. Agreed to on division (294 to 156). Motion that this House insists on its disagreement with the Lords in their amendment 342, but does not insist on its amendment 342A in lieu, and proposes amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of the Lords amendment 342. Agreed to on division (294 to 61). Motion that this House insists on its disagreement with the Lords in their amendments 359 and 439 but proposes amendments (a) and (b) in lieu. Agreed to on division (292 to 158). Lords amendments 265D to 265H agreed to.

Lords message considered. Motion that this House disagrees with the Lords in their amendments 2D and 2E, but proposes in lieu of those amendments, amendment (a) to its amendment 2B, and amendment (b) to its amendment 2C. Agreed to on division (293 to 159). Motion that this House insists on...

I beg to move,

That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendments 2D and 2E but proposes in lieu of those amendments Amendment (a) to its Amendment 2B and Amendment (b) to its Amendment 2C.

I beg to move,

That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendments 2D and 2E but proposes in lieu of those amendments Amendment (a) to its Amendment 2B and Amendment (b) to its Amendment 2C.

I hope we are on the home straight with this enormous piece of legislation. I start by welcoming the fact that the House of Lords has heeded many of the arguments and votes in this House last week—of the 19 issues that I went through in my speech last Tuesday,...

I hope we are on the home straight with this enormous piece of legislation. I start by welcoming the fact that the House of Lords has heeded many of the arguments and votes in this House last week—of the 19 issues that I went through in my speech last Tuesday,...

The Minister is using words such as “may”. What she has outlined is incredibly important, but Lords amendment 342 obviously goes further than “may”—it insists that diversion orders will involve those necessary consultations. Will the Minister commit today to making sure that the police will have all these statutory duties,...

The Minister is using words such as “may”. What she has outlined is incredibly important, but Lords amendment 342 obviously goes further than “may”—it insists that diversion orders will involve those necessary consultations. Will the Minister commit today to making sure that the police will have all these statutory duties,...

The hon. Gentleman has anticipated what I was going to say. I will explain what we want to see as we go forward. It is important to recognise that the court will need to consider the necessity and proportionality of the order when making its decision, and that will necessarily...

The hon. Gentleman has anticipated what I was going to say. I will explain what we want to see as we go forward. It is important to recognise that the court will need to consider the necessity and proportionality of the order when making its decision, and that will necessarily...

I thank the Minister, as always, for her hard work. In the other place, Lord Weir of Ballyholme highlighted freedom of speech in relation to the Public Order Act 1986. Within the Bill coming forward tonight, there is a fine line in terms of the expression of belief, such as...

I thank the Minister, as always, for her hard work. In the other place, Lord Weir of Ballyholme highlighted freedom of speech in relation to the Public Order Act 1986. Within the Bill coming forward tonight, there is a fine line in terms of the expression of belief, such as...

As the hon. Gentleman said, there is a fine line to tread throughout public order legislation. We come back to these issues time and again, and it is right that we do so. As times change, the nature of protests changes and the nature of the risks changes. We have...

As the hon. Gentleman said, there is a fine line to tread throughout public order legislation. We come back to these issues time and again, and it is right that we do so. As times change, the nature of protests changes and the nature of the risks changes. We have...

Once again, I thank the other place and right hon. and hon. Members across the House for their work on this Bill. The Government had an opportunity with this Bill to create a safer society and to protect people from harm. As I outlined previously, I would like to have...

Once again, I thank the other place and right hon. and hon. Members across the House for their work on this Bill. The Government had an opportunity with this Bill to create a safer society and to protect people from harm. As I outlined previously, I would like to have...

Lords amendment 11 relates to the police powers to crush vehicles, which are rarely used for fly-tipping. I remind my hon. Friend and the House that similar powers exist for hare coursing. Once one or two high-profile hare coursing cases had been handled that way, it had a dramatic effect...

Lords amendment 11 relates to the police powers to crush vehicles, which are rarely used for fly-tipping. I remind my hon. Friend and the House that similar powers exist for hare coursing. Once one or two high-profile hare coursing cases had been handled that way, it had a dramatic effect...

My hon. Friend is entirely right. Rural communities across the country know only too well the consequences of hare coursing, and making an example of it and that being seen in our community sends a real message to those who would offend in such a way.

Lords amendment 359 relates to...

My hon. Friend is entirely right. Rural communities across the country know only too well the consequences of hare coursing, and making an example of it and that being seen in our community sends a real message to those who would offend in such a way.

Lords amendment 359 relates to...