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Digital Economy Bill [HL]

The channel is 101 on my Sky machine, and it is at 8.30 pm tonight, if that is of any assistance to the noble Lord. There has been an escalation in notifications being sent out—without this Bill being in place—from various law firms, particularly American law firms. If these notifications are already piling up and are counted from day one, some people will have a huge handicap at the starting blocks. This amendment is essential as it would enable us to say, "We are drawing a line. We now have new legislation. We are going to move forward under the rules of this legislation. Therefore, notifications issued under previous legislation that might have existed will not count towards the various measures that might be introduced under this legislation". It is entirely sensible to have a proper start point. I would be very surprised if anyone wanted to turn this down.