Debate on bill on Wednesday, 2 December 2009, in the House of Lords, led by Lord Mandelson. The answering member was Viscount Bridgeman.

Digital Economy Bill [HL]

Digital Economy Bill (HL). Lords second reading debate. Agreed to on question and committed to a Committee of the Whole House.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 715 c743-96
Session: 2009-10
Department: Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Legislative stage: Second reading
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Related items: Digital Economy Bill (HL). Explanatory Notes HL Bill 1-EN also published.
Thursday, 19 November 2009
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House of Lords
Proceeding contributions: Lord Mandelson | 715 c743 (Link to this contribution) That the Bill be read a second time.; Lord Mandelson | 715 c743-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, when we talk about the digital economy, we are talking about every business that runs a we...; Lord Mandelson | 715 c747 (Link to this contribution) Impossible!; Lord Fowler | 715 c747-51 (Link to this contribution) That is about right; on reflection, he has made rather more. In any event, I was rather put in my p...; Lord Fowler | 715 c747 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am responding first from this side but I should perhaps make it clear that the views I s...; Lord Carter of Barnes | 715 c765-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, as has been mentioned already this afternoon, I have some previous interests that are rele...; Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury | 715 c763-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, at the last minute, I was not able to take part in the debate on the gracious Speech, so I...; Lord Lucas | 715 c760-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am sure that I am not the only noble Lord in this House to be extremely disappointed to ...; Lord Puttnam | 715 c759-60 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I have in a sense been given my cue by my friend the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of ...; Bishop of Manchester | 715 c757-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I join the general welcome for this Bill as an encouraging sign of the Government’s determ...; Lord Birt | 715 c755-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I declare my current involvement with a number of companies acting in the digital economy—...; Lord Razzall | 715 c751-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, in the debate over the past 10 days on the gracious Speech, a number of criticisms were ma...; Baroness Howe of Idlicote | 715 c768-70 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, when the noble Lord, Lord Carter of Barnes, introduced Digital Britain a little while ago ...; Baroness Morris of Yardley | 715 c770-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, before making a brief contribution to this debate I declare an interest as a director of t...; Baroness Buscombe | 715 c773-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I declare an interest as chairman of the Press Complaints Commission, but I want to be abs...; Lord Roberts of Llandudno | 715 c776-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I venture to enter this debate with a short contribution looking at the Bill through Welsh...; Lord Howard of Rising | 715 c790-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is nice to see the noble Lord, Lord Carter, back in the House. I am sure that, with his...; Lord Clement-Jones | 715 c786-90 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, first, I thank the Secretary of State for his lucid introduction to the Bill and pay tribu...; Lord Maxton | 715 c777-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I welcome what the last speaker has just said, because I think that he is absolutely right...; Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer | 715 c781-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I have a great interest in the creative industries. I come from a family of newspaper owne...; Lord Davies of Oldham | 715 c792-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who have contributed to this most interesting debate. I, ...; Baroness Buscombe | 715 c793 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to the Minister for allowing me to intervene to say that I in no way intended to criti...; Lord Davies of Oldham | 715 c793-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I recognise that point, and I have not the slightest doubt that it will be discussed inten...; Viscount Bridgeman | 715 c779-81 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I must first declare an interest in that I am a non-executive director of the Bridgeman Ar...; Lord Whitty | 715 c783-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am deeply grateful that the noble Baroness, Lady Miller, has spoken in the way that she ...
Subjects: Children Crime prevention Broadcasting Arts Copyright Digital broadcasting Channel Four Television Broadband Digital technology Film Infrastructure Internet Media Public service broadcasting Ofcom Music Radio Telecommunications Regulation Technology Video games Video piracy ITV Internet service providers 4G Television licences
Legislation: Digital Economy Bill (HL) 2009-10
Link: View this Parliamentary proceeding on www.publications.parliament.uk

Digital Economy Bill [HL]

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