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Proceeding contribution from Eric Joyce (Labour) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 6 April 2010. It occurred during Debate on bill on Digital Economy Bill [Lords].


Digital Economy Bill [Lords]

My hon. Friend is correct, but I do not regard a tribunal as the same thing at all. Things are being put through in the Lords, and we have been told many times, both before tonight and, indeed, tonight, that there has been bags of scrutiny by the unelected Lords next door. Hon. Members have said that the experts have got one or two things tied up, and have talked about not having a complete grasp of some issues. I understand that there are technicalities about how people are disconnected, constrained, blocked and so on, but we have put great trust in experts and in the House of Lords. Of course, it would save a great deal of time with our future proceedings if we simply said, "They've scrutinised it next door, so we can just knock it down to an hour in this place."


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
508 c912 
Session
2009-10
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Disclosure of information BBC Capital investment Copyright Broadcasting programmes Counterfeit manufacturing Digital broadcasting Channel Four Television Broadband ICT Film Infrastructure Intellectual property Internet Protection Radio Video games Internet service providers
Legislation
Digital Economy Bill (HL) 2009-10
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk