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Age Verification

Ministerial statement on Thursday, 20 June 2019, in the House of Lords, led by Lord Ashton of Hyde.

Lords statement on age verification for online pornography.

About these Parliamentary proceedings

Reference

798 cc882-891

Session

2017-19

Department

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Chamber / Committee

House of Lords chamber

Guidance on Age-verification Arrangements
Thursday, 25 October 2018
Unprinted papers
House of Lords
House of Commons

Age Verification for Online Pornography
Wednesday, 24 April 2019
Written statements
House of Lords

Proceeding contributions

Lord Ashton of Hyde | 798 cc883-4 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, with the leave of the House I will repeat a Statement made by my right honourable frien...

Lord Stevenson of Balmacara | 798 cc884-5 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for repeating the Statement made earlier. I have come, as...

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Lord Clement-Jones | 798 cc886-7 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I too thank the Minister for repeating the Statement. This is unfortunate to say the le...

Lord Ashton of Hyde | 798 cc887-8 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I thank both noble Lords for their sensible comments and repeat our apology. The noble ...

Baroness Benjamin | 798 cc888-9 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, the Minister is well aware of my long-standing support for this age-verification regime...

Lord Ashton of Hyde | 798 c889 (Link to this contribution)

Yes, we will take action as soon as possible. As I explained, after the three or four months with...

Earl of Erroll | 798 cc889-890 (Link to this contribution)

I also regret this and am very sad about it. We have already been waiting for two years. Talk abo...

Lord Ashton of Hyde | 798 cc890-1 (Link to this contribution)

First, this is not an excuse for delaying. The legal advice that the BBFC has received, confirmed...

Subjects

Children

Age

British Board of Film Classification

EU law

Internet

Pornography

Standards

Regulation

Age assurance

Legislation

Digital Economy Act 2017

Link

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