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Digital Economy Bill [HL]

My Lords, I am grateful to noble Lords who have spoken on these four amendments. The noble Earl, Lord Erroll, asked who is the subscriber and there is obviously one clear definition. I understand entirely the ramifications of his point about the provision of services by Parliament, but it is no part of the Bill to sort out the difficulties that he might have in identifying who is responsible for ensuring that his services are effective. Essentially, the subscriber is the person who receives the service under an agreement between the person and the provider of the service. That is the person we are identifying in the clause and on whom the amendments are concentrated.