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Digital Economy Bill [HL]

Secondary information

Type

Parliamentary proceeding

Reference

717 c1217-62, 1279-314 

Session

2009-10

Department

Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Legislative stage

Report stage

Procedure

New clauses

Chamber / Committee

House of Lords chamber

Related items

Digital Economy Bill (HL). As amended in Committee.
Monday, 8 February 2010
Bills
House of Lords

Proceeding contributions

Lord Young of Norwood Green | 717 c1284-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, while I can agree with some of the sentiments expressed in the suggested new clause, I do ...

Lord Puttnam | 717 c1285 (Link to this contribution) I gather I am allowed to stand by way of explanation. My point is that as a House—and I certainly sp...

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Lord Maxton | 717 c1282-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I confess that I am one of these people who on occasion does not understand whether someth...

Earl of Erroll | 717 c1283-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, very quickly, I, too, support this. The noble Lord, Lord Puttnam, made a very valid point....

Lord Puttnam | 717 c1281 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, perhaps I may add to what the noble Lord, Lord Whitty, has just said, because I basically ...

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer | 717 c1281-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, having had the privilege of sitting on these pre-legislative committees to which the noble...

Lord Whitty | 717 c1279 (Link to this contribution) 17: Before Clause 4, insert the following new Clause— "Objective of sections 4 to 16 The objective o...

Lord Whitty | 717 c1279-81 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I had intended to make quite a substantive intervention on this matter, but in view of the...

Lord Whitty | 717 c1286 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am very appreciative of those who spoke in support of this amendment or something like i...

Lord Young of Norwood Green | 717 c1285-6 (Link to this contribution) There are aspects of my noble friend’s contribution that I probably could not help but agree with, b...

Lord Young of Norwood Green | 717 c1286 (Link to this contribution) We will educate him.

Lord Whitty | 717 c1286-7 (Link to this contribution) Exactly. My noble friend the Minister says that education is the first part of this Bill. I have sai...

Lord Whitty | 717 c1287 (Link to this contribution) 18: Clause 4, page 6, leave out lines 7 to 11 and insert— "( ) infringement of the owner’s copyright...

Lord Whitty | 717 c1287 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this is an even simpler approach to make the Government appear a little less harsh. As we ...

Lord Howard of Rising | 717 c1287-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, there are a number of instances where the subscriber may well not be the infringer. For ex...

Earl of Erroll | 717 c1288 (Link to this contribution) I have certainly had some letters about this because there are some concerns that this may turn hote...

Lord Young of Norwood Green | 717 c1288-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this amendment is an interesting one since it recognises that from the perspective of the ...

Lord Whitty | 717 c1289 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I understand what my noble friend is saying. However, the subscriber’s address identifies ...

Lord Young of Norwood Green | 717 c1289 (Link to this contribution) I really must correct my noble friend. We are not implying guilt at all. We talk about an apparent i...

Lord Young of Norwood Green | 717 c1289-90 (Link to this contribution) 19: Clause 4, page 6, line 22, after "gathered;" insert— "( ) is sent to the internet service provid...

Lord Young of Norwood Green | 717 c1290 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I intend to speak to the 10 amendments tabled by the Government that deal with the informa...

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer | 717 c1291 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I think the Minister in introducing his amendments actually proved the point made by the n...

Lord Young of Norwood Green | 717 c1291-2 (Link to this contribution) Not to my knowledge. I think it is unfortunate that there seems to be a slight dichotomy of opinion ...

Lord Lucas | 717 c1291 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, of course, I am grateful for Amendment 22 being superseded. I am also grateful for the Min...

Lord Clement-Jones | 717 c1291 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it would be churlish not to welcome amendments, which I think are considerable improvement...

Lord Young of Norwood Green | 717 c1292 (Link to this contribution) 21: Clause 4, page 6, line 30, leave out "made by a copyright owner;" and insert— "( ) the name of t...

Lord Young of Norwood Green | 717 c1292 (Link to this contribution) 23: Clause 4, page 6, line 32, at end insert "that shows the subscriber’s IP address and the time at...

Lord Young of Norwood Green | 717 c1292 (Link to this contribution) 20: Clause 4, page 6, line 27, at end insert— "( ) Any notification under subsection (4) must be sen...

Lord Haskel | 717 c1292 (Link to this contribution) I cannot call Amendment 22 if Amendment 21 is agreed. Amendment 21 Moved by

Lord Young of Norwood Green | 717 c1295-6 (Link to this contribution) I intend to speak to the six amendments tabled by my noble friend Lord Mandelson which deal with the...

Lord Young of Norwood Green | 717 c1295 (Link to this contribution) 30: Clause 5, page 7, leave out lines 29 to 33 and insert "and an internet service provider if copyr...

Lord Young of Norwood Green | 717 c1294-5 (Link to this contribution) 29: Clause 4, page 6, line 40, leave out from second "particular" to "of" in line 7 on page 7 and in...

Lord Young of Norwood Green | 717 c1294 (Link to this contribution) 27: Clause 4, page 6, line 38, at end insert— "( ) For the purposes of subsection (5)(f) the provide...

Lord Whitty | 717 c1294 (Link to this contribution) I accept some of that and perhaps the moment of notification is a bit early to start distinguishing,...

Lord Young of Norwood Green | 717 c1293-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is worth recalling that the purpose of the Bill is within these clauses. Online infring...

Earl of Erroll | 717 c1293 (Link to this contribution) This seems extremely sensible and it can only help the process later.

Lord Whitty | 717 c1293 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I shall speak also to Amendment 57. We are still talking about the initial letter of notif...

Lord Whitty | 717 c1292 (Link to this contribution) 26: Clause 4, page 6, line 36, after "telegraphy;" insert— "( ) any allegation of financial gain to ...

Earl of Erroll | 717 c1299 (Link to this contribution) Does this mean that the Government will put www.getsafeonline.org on to a properly funded footing? I...

Lord Young of Norwood Green | 717 c1298-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the intention behind the proposed new clause is clear and easy to sympathise with: to give...

Lord Whitty | 717 c1298 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I strongly support this amendment; to some extent it features in the next group of amendme...

Lord Lucas | 717 c1297-8 (Link to this contribution) All I need the Government to say in response to this amendment is, "Yes, customers will be given pre...

Earl of Erroll | 717 c1298 (Link to this contribution) I also support the amendment. It is important that people can know where they stand. That is the cha...

Lord Howard of Rising | 717 c1298 (Link to this contribution) We on these Benches support my noble friend’s amendment. I shall resist asking him what a good-looki...

Lord Whitty | 717 c1297 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I will not pursue my amendment for the reasons that the Minister referred to—namely the un...

Lord Lucas | 717 c1297 (Link to this contribution) 32: After Clause 5, insert the following new Clause— "Obligations of OFCOM in respect of subscribers...

Lord Young of Norwood Green | 717 c1297 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I tried to cover the amendments in my opening remarks. I therefore commend the amendment t...

Lord Whitty | 717 c1305 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am reassured on several points by my noble friend’s reply, particularly in relation to h...

Lord Young of Norwood Green | 717 c1302-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I will speak to Amendments 33, 34, 35 and 76 together. As noble Lords will recall, the iss...

Earl of Erroll | 717 c1302 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, as I said before, I have a vision of the future where we can roam around the place, connec...

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer | 717 c1302 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the Minister for the communication that he sent us about universities. Universitie...

Lord Young of Norwood Green | 717 c1305 (Link to this contribution) 38: Clause 6, page 8, line 25, leave out "out" Amendment 38 agreed.

Lord Young of Norwood Green | 717 c1299 (Link to this contribution) I will write to the noble Earl on that question. I do not feel capable of replying to it here.

Lord Clement-Jones | 717 c1301-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the concerns expressed in the amendment tabled by myself and my noble friend Lord Razzall ...

Lord Whitty | 717 c1300-1 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I will speak also to the other amendments in this group. Amendment 33 is pretty straightfo...

Lord Whitty | 717 c1300 (Link to this contribution) 33: Clause 6, page 8, line 3, leave out "may" and insert "must"

Lord Lucas | 717 c1299-300 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I think we will have to see what happens. I really do think that if consumers end up witho...

Lord Clement-Jones | 717 c1307 (Link to this contribution) 45: Clause 7, page 9, line 12, leave out "may but need not" and insert "must"

Lord Clement-Jones | 717 c1308 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the Minister for that reassurance. It was certainly extremely helpful to have that...

Lord Young of Norwood Green | 717 c1307-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, these two amendments would remove any ability of the Secretary of State to allow Ofcom mor...

Lord Young of Norwood Green | 717 c1305-6 (Link to this contribution) 39: Clause 6, page 8, leave out lines 27 and 28 and insert— "( ) if the threshold is reached, rights...

Lord Howard of Rising | 717 c1306 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the amendments in this group relate to a concern that many noble Lords raised in Committee...

Lord Howard of Rising | 717 c1306 (Link to this contribution) 41: Clause 6, page 8, line 29, after "unless" insert— "(a) "

Lord Howard of Rising | 717 c1307 (Link to this contribution) I thank the Minister for his helpful remarks. If the Information Commission is going to look at the ...

Lord Young of Norwood Green | 717 c1306-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, these amendments are, on the face of it, reasonable and it is easy to understand and appre...

Lord Clement-Jones | 717 c1311 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, again, I think that it would be churlish not to rise, even at this time of night, to thank...

Lord Whitty | 717 c1311-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am afraid that I cannot entirely join in the acclaim for these clauses. The Minister has...

Lord Young of Norwood Green | 717 c1309 (Link to this contribution) 51: Clause 8, page 10, line 25, leave out "enforcement and related matters" and insert "administrati...

Lord Young of Norwood Green | 717 c1310-1 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I rise to move a supergroup of some 19 amendments. These amendments cover the very importa...

Lord Young of Norwood Green | 717 c1309 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I intend to speak to the seven amendments tabled by the Government that deal with the remo...

Lord Young of Norwood Green | 717 c1309 (Link to this contribution) 49: Clause 8, page 10, line 18, leave out "subsection (3)" and insert "subsections (3) and (3A)" 5...

Lord Young of Norwood Green | 717 c1308 (Link to this contribution) 47: Clause 7, page 9, leave out lines 26 to 40 and insert— "(a) confer jurisdiction with respect to ...

Lord Young of Norwood Green | 717 c1312-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it would be an interesting debate to look holistically at what is in the interests of citi...

Lord Lucas | 717 c1312 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the noble Lord and his team for all the effort that they have put into these amend...

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer | 717 c1312 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I share the misgivings of the noble Lord, Lord Whitty, on this. One of the reasons that we...

Lord Young of Norwood Green | 717 c1248 (Link to this contribution) 14: Clause 2, page 4, line 35, at end insert— "(3) OFCOM must publish every report under this sectio...

Baroness Young of Old Scone | 717 c1248-9 (Link to this contribution) 14A: Clause 2, page 4, line 35, at end insert— "Reports on climate change 134D OFCOM reports on clim...

Lord Maxton | 717 c1246 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the previous Labour Administration in Scotland started a scheme to extend broadband specif...

Lord Puttnam | 717 c1246-7 (Link to this contribution) I support everything that has been said. In Ireland, where I live, a report for the Government recen...

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer | 717 c1245-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I have added my name to this amendment because I do think that this is a particularly impo...

Earl of Erroll | 717 c1246 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this is an opportunity for the Government to indulge in a bit of joined-up strategic think...

Lord Young of Norwood Green | 717 c1248 (Link to this contribution) I repeat my assurance. The requirement will correspond to the new reporting procedure. The procedure...

Lord Whitty | 717 c1248 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I can understand that, with all the reference back to the Communications Act and the origi...

Lord Young of Norwood Green | 717 c1247 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I absolutely agree with the objective of the amendment, which is to ensure that Ofcom cons...

Lord Whitty | 717 c1247-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am somewhat disappointed by that, because I thought that I had already said that the pre...

Baroness Young of Old Scone | 717 c1249-51 (Link to this contribution) I shall speak also to Amendment 14B. I should declare an interest as a member of the Climate Change ...

Lord Gordon of Strathblane | 717 c1257-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the House is greatly indebted to the noble Lord, Lord Lucas, for tabling a number of amend...

Lord Clement-Jones | 717 c1251 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, we support in principle the amendments put forward by the noble Baroness. Indeed, it would...

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer | 717 c1251-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, since Committee the Minister has been kind enough to write to a number of us about the mat...

Lord Whitty | 717 c1252 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I declare an interest as both a member of the board of the Environment Agency and a member...

Lord Davies of Oldham | 717 c1252-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Young, for introducing the amendment in a largel...

Baroness Young of Old Scone | 717 c1254-5 (Link to this contribution) I thank the Minister for his answer, which was reassuring in some respects but not reassuring in oth...

Lord Lucas | 717 c1255 (Link to this contribution) 15: Before Clause 4, insert the following new Clause— "Disclosure of information An internet service...

Lord Lucas | 717 c1255-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, in moving Amendment 15, I shall speak at the same time to Amendment 31. The Minister knows...

Lord Razzall | 717 c1257 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I shall speak to Amendment 16, which is grouped with the amendments tabled by the noble Lo...

Lord Puttnam | 717 c1258 (Link to this contribution) Will the Minister give us an indication of his conversations with the Law Society? In what ways or b...

Earl of Erroll | 717 c1258 (Link to this contribution) I greatly support the sentiments behind these amendments. Although I take the noble Lord’s point tha...

Lord Clement-Jones | 717 c1242 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, will the Minister clarify that there will be the opportunity for other speakers in this de...

Lord Young of Norwood Green | 717 c1242 (Link to this contribution) I am speaking to the Government’s amendment as well as addressing Amendment 10.

Lord Howard of Rising | 717 c1241-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, Amendment 10 seeks to address in practical terms one of the major concerns that we on thes...

Lord Young of Norwood Green | 717 c1242 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, in Committee, a number of your Lordships had concerns about the frequency of the reports i...

Earl of Erroll | 717 c1241 (Link to this contribution) I thank the Minister for his reply. I just hope that the Government will think about this matter a l...

Lord Howard of Rising | 717 c1241 (Link to this contribution) 10: Clause 2, page 2, line 32, leave out from "must" to "and" in line 33 and insert ", if requested ...

Lord Clement-Jones | 717 c1239-40 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I did not plan to speak to this amendment but, speaking as a consumer of broadband service...

Lord Young of Norwood Green | 717 c1240-1 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, although consumer protection is a necessary and serious issue, I do not think this propose...

Earl of Erroll | 717 c1237-8 (Link to this contribution) 9A: After Clause 1, insert the following new Clause— "Duty to establish scheme to deal with complain...

Earl of Erroll | 717 c1238-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I have taken over this amendment from the noble Lord, Lord Laird, because I originally wan...

Lord Young of Norwood Green | 717 c1244 (Link to this contribution) 11: Clause 2, page 3, line 5, leave out "2" and insert "3" 12: Clause 2, page 3, line 7, leave out...

Lord Whitty | 717 c1244 (Link to this contribution) 13A: Clause 2, page 3, line 28, at end insert "giving due consideration to the interests of persons ...

Lord Whitty | 717 c1244-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I shall speak also to Amendment 13B. This part of the Bill deals with Ofcom’s responsibili...

Lord Howard of Rising | 717 c1244 (Link to this contribution) I believe—

Lord Clement-Jones | 717 c1244 (Link to this contribution) I think the Minister has not responded—

Lord Young of Norwood Green | 717 c1244 (Link to this contribution) My ability to rise promptly is a bit restricted these days. I have made the points against Amendment...

Lord Howard of Rising | 717 c1244 (Link to this contribution) I hope I am allowed to speak now. This nice piece of paper says a Member can speak when the Minister...

Lord Clement-Jones | 717 c1243 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, that is the problem; it is not possible on Report for other speakers to take part in the d...

Lord Young of Norwood Green | 717 c1243 (Link to this contribution) I suggest then that I speak to my amendment and not respond at this point to Amendment 10. Why do w...

Lord Clement-Jones | 717 c1243-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I apologise for disturbing the even flow of the Minister’s speech, but I wanted the opport...

Lord Davies of Oldham | 717 c1228 (Link to this contribution) Yes, my Lords; but Ofcom, of course, operates within the constraints established in existing legisla...

Lord Fowler | 717 c1228 (Link to this contribution) Do I understand from the Minister’s remarks that the answer to my question is yes—that Ofcom can in ...

Lord Davies of Oldham | 717 c1226-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Howard of Rising, for introducing this amendment and...

Earl of Erroll | 717 c1231 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I support the amendment wholeheartedly, especially the part concerning the emergency servi...

Lord Lucas | 717 c1229-31 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this amendment brings forward some issues that we discussed at length in Committee. There ...

Lord Lucas | 717 c1229 (Link to this contribution) 8: Clause 1, page 2, line 2, at end insert— "( ) After subsection (4)(e) insert— "( ) the desirabili...

Lord Davies of Oldham | 717 c1229 (Link to this contribution) 5: Clause 1, page 1, line 10, leave out "appropriate levels of" 6: Clause 1, page 1, line 11, afte...

Lord Howard of Rising | 717 c1232 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, there is a lot of sympathy from these Benches for much of the amendment. A lot of the deba...

Baroness Howe of Idlicote | 717 c1231-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I supported this amendment, or one very similar to it, in Committee. The more I have heard...

Lord Young of Norwood Green | 717 c1232-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this amendment is in two parts, and the first part concerns the duties of Ofcom in relatio...

Baroness Buscombe | 717 c1234 (Link to this contribution) 9: Clause 1, page 2, line 14, at end insert ", excluding online newspaper and magazine websites"

Lord Lucas | 717 c1234 (Link to this contribution) I thank the Minister very much for that reply. I think that he has convinced me that this amendment ...

Lord Howard of Rising | 717 c1235 (Link to this contribution) I strongly support this amendment. My noble friend Lady Buscombe has, with her usual laser-like prec...

Baroness Buscombe | 717 c1234-5 (Link to this contribution) Let me begin by once again declaring my interest in this matter as chairman of the Press Complaints ...

Lord Maxton | 717 c1236 (Link to this contribution) I shall put it the other way round. The BBC website, in particular, often provides links to other we...

Lord Puttnam | 717 c1235 (Link to this contribution) I bow to no one in my admiration for the laser-like precision of the noble Baroness, Lady Buscombe, ...

Lord Davies of Oldham | 717 c1236-7 (Link to this contribution) These are the seductions of office, my Lords. The last three contributors invited me to range widely...

Lord Lucas | 717 c1236 (Link to this contribution) Following that intervention, I hope that the Minister will range widely in his answer. It is not cle...

Baroness Buscombe | 717 c1237 (Link to this contribution) I thank the Minister for his reply. Perhaps I can remind noble Lords that, as this is Report, it was...

Lord Young of Norwood Green | 717 c1221 (Link to this contribution) 2: Clause 1, page 1, line 8, leave out "appropriate levels of"

Lord De Mauley | 717 c1219-21 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the Minister for his response, but I am afraid that I have heard nothing new today...

Lord Young of Norwood Green | 717 c1218-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I made it clear in Committee that new subsection (1A)(a) places a clear requirement on Ofc...

Lord De Mauley | 717 c1217-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, our Amendment 1 would remove what we see as the most unnecessary part of a clause that we ...

Lord De Mauley | 717 c1217 (Link to this contribution) 1: Clause 1, page 1, leave out lines 8 and 9

Lord Young of Norwood Green | 717 c1221-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, Clause 1(2) of the Digital Economy Bill requires Ofcom in performing its principal duty to...

Earl of Erroll | 717 c1223 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I very much welcome these government amendments, and particularly Amendments 2 and 3. It i...

Lord Howard of Rising | 717 c1222-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is a pleasure to see that the Government have listened to some of the concerns that the...

Lord Brougham and Vaux | 717 c1226 (Link to this contribution) If this amendment is agreed to, I cannot call Amendments 5 or 6.

Lord Howard of Rising | 717 c1225-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this is a probing amendment to seek clarity about what the Government are trying to achiev...

Lord Fowler | 717 c1226 (Link to this contribution) I should like to echo one or two of the points that my noble friend has just put. Exactly like him, ...

Lord Young of Norwood Green | 717 c1224-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, we seem to be halfway towards pleasing the House if not completely there. I am pleased tha...

Lord Mitchell | 717 c1223-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, my noble friend the Minister has addressed many of these issues, but I still have a concer...

Lord Howard of Rising | 717 c1225 (Link to this contribution) 4: Clause 1, page 1, leave out lines 10 and 11

Lord Young of Norwood Green | 717 c1225 (Link to this contribution) 3: Clause 1, page 1, line 9, at end insert ", where appropriate" Amendment 3 agreed. Amendment 4 ...

Lord Whitty | 717 c1258-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the Government would be wise to take on board a provision such as this one if they want th...

Baroness Howe of Idlicote | 717 c1258 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I was going to make a similar point. We have concerning evidence, as we all said in Commit...

Lord Howard of Rising | 717 c1260 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I rise very briefly. We sympathise a great deal with much of what has been said, but it is...

Lord Clement-Jones | 717 c1259-60 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I rise very briefly to support the amendment of my noble friend Lord Razzall, signed by me...

Lord Lucas | 717 c1261-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, as the Minister pointed out when he referred to rogue wheel-clampers, it seems to take a v...

Lord Young of Norwood Green | 717 c1260-1 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, as I have expressed on previous occasions, I sympathise with the concerns—there is nothing...

Lord Lucas | 717 c1262 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, that is appreciated. I am sure that my noble friend on the Front Bench also shares those s...

Lord Young of Norwood Green | 717 c1262 (Link to this contribution) Perhaps I can be of help. We will continue to pursue this problem with the Ministry of Justice and t...

Lord Haskel | 717 c1305 (Link to this contribution) I remind the Committee that if Amendment 39 is agreed, I cannot call Amendment 40 because of pre-emp...

Lord Faulkner of Worcester | 717 c1313-4 (Link to this contribution) 52: Clause 8, page 10, line 26, at end insert— "(fa) that the requirements concerning subscriber app...

Lord Howard of Rising | 717 c1228-9 (Link to this contribution) I thank the Minister for his reply. I also thank my noble friend Lord Fowler for his support; it is ...

Lord Whitty | 717 c1289 (Link to this contribution) Perhaps my noble friend’s life experience is different from mine, but if a policeman knocks on my do...

Lord Clement-Jones | 717 c1307 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, in Committee, the Government moved amendments to make the code that needs to be drawn up b...

Lord Clement-Jones | 717 c1296 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I assume that the Minister will respond formally later. However, he has saved me having to...

Earl of Erroll | 717 c1296-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I speak to Amendment 40. It is not my amendment, but I think that it should be included in...

Notes

In the division Lord Donoughue should have been recorded as voting Not-content instead of the Earl of Dundee.

Subjects

Complaints Disclosure of information Compensation Codes of practice Consumers Broadcasting Civil proceedings Climate change Competition Computer networks Copyright Digital broadcasting Broadband Communication Fees and charges ICT EU law Investment Infrastructure Exemptions Emergency services Intellectual property Libraries Internet Electronic publishing Newspaper press Public service broadcasting Ofcom Music Radio frequencies Universities Telecommunications Regulation Repairs and maintenance Rural areas Information Commissioner's Office Subscriptions Internet service providers

Legislation

Digital Economy Bill (HL) 2009-10

Link

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