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Proceeding contribution from Earl of Erroll (Crossbench) in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 20 January 2010. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on Digital Economy Bill [HL].


Digital Economy Bill [HL]

I know that the Minister believes that he understands what he thinks that I said, but I am not sure that he realises that what he heard is not what I meant. I was not saying that there was unlikely to be a code—I am sure that there will be a code. I was trying to say that the code has to contain only the things in the Bill; it does not have to contain all the other things. The things that he is saying "no" to, about appeals and detailed matters and technical stuff, do not have to appear on the code if they do not appear in the Bill. That is why we feel that it is important to put some of these things in the Bill so that they appear in the code. I am sure that there will be a code; the question is whether it will be the code that Parliament wanted.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
716 c1038 
Session
2009-10
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Access Codes of practice Appeals Broadcasting Costs Competition Computer networks Copyright Communication Fees and charges ICT Internet Ofcom Tribunals Subscriptions Internet service providers
Legislation
Digital Economy Bill (HL) 2009-10
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk