asked Her Majesty's Government:What assessment they have made of the recent suggestion by the European Commission that mobile phone companies are charging United Kingdom customers for services to recoup some of the 3G licence costs.

asked Her Majesty's Government:What assessment they have made of the recent suggestion by the European Commission that mobile phone companies are charging United Kingdom customers for services to recoup some of the 3G licence costs.

My right honourable friend the Minister of State for Industry and the Regions (Margaret Hodge) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. I represented the United Kingdom at the Telecoms Council in Brussels, on the morning of 11 December 2006. The council began with the presidency asking member states to...

My right honourable friend the Minister of State for Industry and the Regions (Margaret Hodge) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. I represented the United Kingdom at the Telecoms Council in Brussels, on the morning of 11 December 2006. The council began with the presidency asking member states to...

My right honourable friend the Minister of State for Industry and the Regions has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. I will be representing the UK at the Telecoms Council in Brussels on the morning of 11 December 2006. This is the only Telecoms Council under the Finnish presidency of...

My right honourable friend the Minister of State for Industry and the Regions has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. I will be representing the UK at the Telecoms Council in Brussels on the morning of 11 December 2006. This is the only Telecoms Council under the Finnish presidency of...

My Lords, the noble Lord has now made much clearer the Government’s objections than he was able to in Committee, and of course I understand that my drafting is not perfect. The noble Lords, Lord Monson and Lord Thomas of Gresford, were worried about how wide the offence would go...

My Lords, the noble Lord has now made much clearer the Government’s objections than he was able to in Committee, and of course I understand that my drafting is not perfect. The noble Lords, Lord Monson and Lord Thomas of Gresford, were worried about how wide the offence would go...

moved Amendments Nos. 5 to 9: Page 58, line 14, leave out ““subsection (6)”” and insert ““this section”” Page 58, line 21, leave out ““subsection (6) the reference”” and insert ““this section a reference”” Page 58, line 28, leave out ““subsection (6) the reference”” and insert ““this section a reference””...

moved Amendments Nos. 5 to 9: Page 58, line 14, leave out ““subsection (6)”” and insert ““this section”” Page 58, line 21, leave out ““subsection (6) the reference”” and insert ““this section a reference”” Page 58, line 28, leave out ““subsection (6) the reference”” and insert ““this section a reference””...

moved AmendmentNo. 10: Page 59, line 31, at end insert- ““( ) No order may be made bringing into force sections 31 and 32 until the Secretary of State has presented to both Houses of Parliament the results of research demonstrating that air weapons used in the commission of offences...

moved AmendmentNo. 10: Page 59, line 31, at end insert- ““( ) No order may be made bringing into force sections 31 and 32 until the Secretary of State has presented to both Houses of Parliament the results of research demonstrating that air weapons used in the commission of offences...

My Lords, I share the condemnation of the noble Baroness of happy slapping, but I wonder whether her amendment is sufficiently tightly drawn. Obviously, what she has in mind is those who video rapes, muggings or fights outside a pub in which several men kick another man in the head...

My Lords, I share the condemnation of the noble Baroness of happy slapping, but I wonder whether her amendment is sufficiently tightly drawn. Obviously, what she has in mind is those who video rapes, muggings or fights outside a pub in which several men kick another man in the head...

My Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Anelay, on bringing this idea forward in Committee and persisting with it at Third Reading, now that the Government have indicated their support for the basic idea. I, too, have some reservations about the drafting—I hope that the noble Baroness will forgive...

My Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Anelay, on bringing this idea forward in Committee and persisting with it at Third Reading, now that the Government have indicated their support for the basic idea. I, too, have some reservations about the drafting—I hope that the noble Baroness will forgive...

My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness for her introduction to happy slapping, and I congratulate her on her persistence in raising the issue again and on her diligence in following matters in another place. I will deal with this and other issues in turn. As the noble...

My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness for her introduction to happy slapping, and I congratulate her on her persistence in raising the issue again and on her diligence in following matters in another place. I will deal with this and other issues in turn. As the noble...

moved Amendment No. 4: Page 58, line 13, at end insert- ““(6A) An employee for a visiting team who engages in licensable conduct shall not be guilty of an offence under section 3 in respect of that conduct if- (a) it is carried out in connection with the use of...

moved Amendment No. 4: Page 58, line 13, at end insert- ““(6A) An employee for a visiting team who engages in licensable conduct shall not be guilty of an offence under section 3 in respect of that conduct if- (a) it is carried out in connection with the use of...

My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Pendry for tabling this slight change to Clause 63, which he introduced so eloquently on Report. I am more than content that these amendments cover, and remove from the scope of the licensing requirements, those in-house sport security staff who from time...

My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Pendry for tabling this slight change to Clause 63, which he introduced so eloquently on Report. I am more than content that these amendments cover, and remove from the scope of the licensing requirements, those in-house sport security staff who from time...

My Lords, I thank the Minister for that very positive reply. On Question, amendment agreed to.

My Lords, I thank the Minister for that very positive reply. On Question, amendment agreed to.

My Lords, I am most grateful to the Minister for his comments; they have satisfied entirely my questions on this matter. I should like to put on record to the Minister and his department my thanks and the thanks of the Gun Trade Association and the British Shooting Sports Council...

My Lords, I am most grateful to the Minister for his comments; they have satisfied entirely my questions on this matter. I should like to put on record to the Minister and his department my thanks and the thanks of the Gun Trade Association and the British Shooting Sports Council...

My Lords, I beg to move that this Bill do now pass. Moved, That the Bill do now pass.—(Lord Bassam of Brighton.)

My Lords, I beg to move that this Bill do now pass. Moved, That the Bill do now pass.—(Lord Bassam of Brighton.)

My Lords, I briefly rise to support my noble friend’s amendment, to which I have added my name. I certainly understand and sympathise with the consternation of the reputable dealers in airguns across the country, both registered and unregistered, who find themselves faced with this restraint upon their trade after...

My Lords, I briefly rise to support my noble friend’s amendment, to which I have added my name. I certainly understand and sympathise with the consternation of the reputable dealers in airguns across the country, both registered and unregistered, who find themselves faced with this restraint upon their trade after...

My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Earl for joining us in your Lordships’ House today and for moving his amendment. It enables me to place on record my thanks to him not only for the diligent and courteous way in which he has conducted himself during the debates...

My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Earl for joining us in your Lordships’ House today and for moving his amendment. It enables me to place on record my thanks to him not only for the diligent and courteous way in which he has conducted himself during the debates...

My Lords, that just leaves me to say thank you to the noble Lord, Lord Thomas of Gresford, and to the noble Baroness, Lady Anelay, for their courtesies and their conduct during the passage of the Bill. On behalf of the Bill team, I thank them for the co-operative spirit...

My Lords, that just leaves me to say thank you to the noble Lord, Lord Thomas of Gresford, and to the noble Baroness, Lady Anelay, for their courtesies and their conduct during the passage of the Bill. On behalf of the Bill team, I thank them for the co-operative spirit...

My Lords, I rise to put on record that while the Bill has improved slightly as it has gone through the House it still retains some of the worst aspects of bureaucracy and may not deliver quite the benefits that the Government hope. The Bill has been marked throughout its...

My Lords, I rise to put on record that while the Bill has improved slightly as it has gone through the House it still retains some of the worst aspects of bureaucracy and may not deliver quite the benefits that the Government hope. The Bill has been marked throughout its...

My Lords, I associate myself with the expressions delivered by the noble Baroness in relation to the Bill team and to the Minister’s handling of the Bill. It has been a pleasure to be a part of the debate. I have made all my criticisms of the Bill and its...

My Lords, I associate myself with the expressions delivered by the noble Baroness in relation to the Bill team and to the Minister’s handling of the Bill. It has been a pleasure to be a part of the debate. I have made all my criticisms of the Bill and its...