Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Lord Foster of Bath (Liberal Democrat), on Monday, 25 January 2010, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 81 members in total.

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PROPOSED INTERNATIONAL ANTI-COUNTERFEITING TRADE AGREEMENT

That this House is deeply concerned by the secrecy surrounding international negotiations on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA); notes that any agreement reached could affect the measures to protect copyright online currently being debated in the Digital Economy Bill; believes that if the companies affected by the agreement are party to the discussions and able to influence decisions, parliamentarians who represent the public and are responsible for legislation in these areas should also be kept up-to-date with developments and be able to contribute to the debate; seeks assurances from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills that the provisions of the Digital Economy Bill will not be superseded by ACTA; and urges the Government to work to achieve release of details of the negotiations to hon. Members as soon as possible.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

700 

Session

2009-10

Other sponsors

Bob Spink

Lindsay Hoyle

Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

John Whittingdale

Mark Hunter

Subjects

ICT Intellectual property

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk