Member

The government amendment reflects our commitment to act. It recognises the importance of having regard to harmful and potentially addictive design when exercising the power and contains a legally binding timeline to ensure that this action is urgent. It is a timeline that has been tightened due to the engagement as this Bill has gone through, so that, to be clear, regulations now must be made within 15 months of Royal Assent. To reiterate what colleagues inside and outside this House have made clear as we have set off on this process of consultation, this is a period of time that operates as a cap; it is not a target. The Technology Secretary has been clear that she wants to take action quicker than this. This House and the other place have been able to set in place a timeline that will ensure that that action happens. For all these reasons, I urge the House to join the Government and support our amendment, so that we can move on from these discussions, important though they have been, to start taking action.