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Proceeding contribution from Lord Clement-Jones (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Lords on Monday, 8 February 2010. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on Digital Economy Bill [HL].

Digital Economy Bill [HL]

I thank the Minister for his interesting reply that the language cannot be in Bill so that the consultation can be that much more flexible. There are circumstances where having something in the Bill provides the kind of reassurance necessary, and I suspect that any rights holder consulted on this aspect would say that he would like to have some certainty. I do not think that the Government are doing anybody any favours by not having this language in the Bill. I hope—as with other aspects of this clause, and it is becoming quite a long list—that the Minister will consider this for inclusion despite the point he made about wanting to have permissive language, because that is not something that all those rights holders would want. I do not wish to torture the Minister any further, so I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment 260 withdrawn. Amendments 261 to 265 not moved. Amendment 265A Moved by

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
717 c572-3 
Session
2009-10
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Children Codes of practice Computer networks Copyright Digital broadcasting British Board of Film Classification Communication Licensing Emergency services Libraries Internet Ofcom Radio frequencies Radio Public lending right Local broadcasting Young people Regulation Safety Video games Classification schemes Streaming
Legislation
Digital Economy Bill (HL) 2009-10
Link
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