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Deferred Division – in the House of Commons at 7:23 pm on 12 February 2025.

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That the draft Online Safety Act 2023 (Category 1, Category 2A and Category 2B Threshold Conditions) Regulations 2025, which were laid before this House on 16 December 2024, be approved.

Division number 100 Deferred Division — Electronic Communications

Aye: 320 MPs

No: 178 MPs

Aye: A-Z by last name

No: A-Z by last name

The House divided: Ayes 320, Noes 178.

Question accordingly agreed to.

Column 247, Science, Innovation and Technology Questions

Photo of Peter Kyle Peter Kyle The Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology

There was a deal by WhatsApp that was never followed up by the Treasury or Ministers. There were no meetings between AstraZeneca and the Conservative Government. [Official Report, 12 February 2025; Vol. 762, c. 285.] (Correction) Their Government let Britain down every time, which is why the country turned to Labour, and Labour is delivering.

Column 285, Point of Order

Photo of Peter Kyle Peter Kyle The Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology

Further to that point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Why detain the House? Why don’t I just apologise now, and correct the record? I am grateful to the hon. Member for alerting me to that information. I am happy to correct the record, and I am happy to apologise to him for saying what I said earlier. [Official Report, 12 February 2025; Vol. 762, c. 247.] I should also correct the thrust of my argument this morning, which was that there was insouciance during the period between the March statement and the general election in July. Actually, it was not insouciance; it was just incompetence that meant they could not get the deal across the line.