Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

What steps she has taken to implement the recommendations of the Draft Online Safety Bill Joint Committee.

The Government introduced the Online Safety Bill on 17 March, alongside our response to the Joint Committee’s report, which has significantly influenced the final Bill.

We have taken forward over 60 recommendations, including to:

• put priority offences onto the face of the Bill

• bring scam advertising into scope

• include Law Commission recommendations on communications offences and cyberflashing

• introduce a standalone provision to protect children from pornography on dedicated sites as well as social media.