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Proceeding contribution from Lord Vaizey of Didcot (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 26 January 2011. It occurred during Adjournment debate on UK Internet Search Engines.


UK Internet Search Engines

Absolutely. The hon. Gentleman has asked me twice now, and the second time he did so particularly nicely. It goes without saying that I am delighted, honoured and flattered to be asked to visit that company in the hon. Gentleman's constituency and see the work that it is doing, which has impressed him so much. Those are some of the issues that we are considering under the creative industries growth review. Let me sum up briefly. First, I absolutely understand the hon. Gentleman's concerns about Google. The EU anti-trust investigation reflects the widespread concerns, although Google operates in a competitive market and the Office of Fair Trading investigated the issue about 18 months ago. Secondly, I passionately believe that we need an open internet that is not overly regulated and that allows innovation and competition to develop. Thirdly, we are focused on our creative industries growth review, which we hope will produce a strategy for growth that will help young people in Northern Ireland, in the north-west and in the north-east, and that will help this country's huge creative advantages.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
522 c140WH 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
Westminster Hall
Subjects
Competition Internet Small businesses Information services Google Reach Global
Link
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