Professor Lorna Woods:

While I do not know the thinking of the current occupants of No. 10 Downing Street, the Queen's Speech certainly contained a commitment to publish a draft Bill in 2020, which indicates a determination to take it further. While I do not know whether the committee is aware of it, the Digital Economy Act contained a provision to have age verification for online pornography. That took a while to be sorted out and was at the brink of coming in when the Government said it would not do so. The Minister with responsibility for digital was questioned on it and said the issues around online pornography would be swept up through the progression of the online harms White Paper. I do not know what will happen but this is an indication that there is an intention to continue.