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Digital Economy Bill [HL]

I lend my support to the noble Baroness’s amendment. I am trying to recall the date when I spoke on the Criminal Justice and Police Bill—it was either 2000 or 2001. At that time, I asked for the very same safeguards to be considered by Government. I was watching my own children do just as my noble and learned friend has described: accessing all kinds of stuff on the screen without my knowledge and without my understanding. So many parents either turn a blind eye to this or, in many cases, simply do not understand how easy it is for their children to access all sorts of material without their knowledge. I hope that we have come a long way as regards accepting this since 2001 when I was told that it was too difficult to do something about this. The reality is that the technology is there and it is just a question of cost. Obviously it is a cost that providers would have to take on board, as I believe they should.