Moved by

Lord Bassam of Brighton

57: After Clause 132, insert the following new Clause—

“Private copy levy on digital access

(1) The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision for the establishment of an annual private copy levy, to be levied when online digital content is accessed or stored.

(2) Before making regulations...

Moved by

Lord Bassam of Brighton

57: After Clause 132, insert the following new Clause—

“Private copy levy on digital access

(1) The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision for the establishment of an annual private copy levy, to be levied when online digital content is accessed or stored.

(2) Before making regulations...

My Lords, I beg to move the amendment in my name and those of the noble Lord, Lord Freyberg, and the noble Earl, Lord Clancarty. When this Bill was introduced, I rightly praised the vision of the Minister, the noble Baroness, Lady Jones, and the noble Lord, Lord Vallance, who...

My Lords, I beg to move the amendment in my name and those of the noble Lord, Lord Freyberg, and the noble Earl, Lord Clancarty. When this Bill was introduced, I rightly praised the vision of the Minister, the noble Baroness, Lady Jones, and the noble Lord, Lord Vallance, who...

My Lords, I will happily withdraw my amendment. I am delighted to hear of the progress that the Minister has set out. I view his comments as a positive endorsement of the progress made so far.

It is essential that we get more money into the hands of creators, who are...

My Lords, I will happily withdraw my amendment. I am delighted to hear of the progress that the Minister has set out. I view his comments as a positive endorsement of the progress made so far.

It is essential that we get more money into the hands of creators, who are...

My Lords, when we considered the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill earlier in the year, I confessed to feeling somewhat out of my depth and at the edge of my comfort zone. It is with some trepidation that I enter this debate, in particular following the brilliant speeches by...

My Lords, when we considered the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill earlier in the year, I confessed to feeling somewhat out of my depth and at the edge of my comfort zone. It is with some trepidation that I enter this debate, in particular following the brilliant speeches by...

Can we see the draft code of practice before Report?

Can we see the draft code of practice before Report?

My Lords, Clause 109 makes changes to the regulations relating to the use of cookies, which, on the face of it, clarify and expand the PEC regulations. Some of the amendments seem benign enough, adding useful flexibility and much-needed clarity; others give the Secretary of State pretty wide-sweeping powers.

Taking a...

My Lords, Clause 109 makes changes to the regulations relating to the use of cookies, which, on the face of it, clarify and expand the PEC regulations. Some of the amendments seem benign enough, adding useful flexibility and much-needed clarity; others give the Secretary of State pretty wide-sweeping powers.

Taking a...

I am interested in the Minister’s point about the flexibility the Government see in this clause, but I am not sure who in the end has the responsibility to lead on that flexibility. Will it come from the commissioner or be driven by the Secretary of State’s considerations? The consultation...

I am interested in the Minister’s point about the flexibility the Government see in this clause, but I am not sure who in the end has the responsibility to lead on that flexibility. Will it come from the commissioner or be driven by the Secretary of State’s considerations? The consultation...

In this tripartite geography that the noble Lord described, the power—

In this tripartite geography that the noble Lord described, the power—

I am not a gambling man. It is an interesting term. The Minister is suggesting that power rests equally among those three elements but it does not. The Secretary of State is the all-powerful being and the commissioner is there to ensure that regulation works effectively. How will this operate...

I am not a gambling man. It is an interesting term. The Minister is suggesting that power rests equally among those three elements but it does not. The Secretary of State is the all-powerful being and the commissioner is there to ensure that regulation works effectively. How will this operate...

Lords committee stage sixth day. Clauses 109 to 111 agreed to. Clause 112, as amended, agreed to. Clauses 113 to 115 agreed to. Clause 116, as amended, agreed to. Clause 117 agreed to. Schedule 10 agreed to. Clauses 118 and 119 agreed to. Clause 120, as amended, agreed to. Clauses 121 to 124 agreed to. New clause agreed to. Clauses 125 to 128 agreed to. Schedule 11 under consideration.

Lords committee stage sixth day. Clauses 109 to 111 agreed to. Clause 112, as amended, agreed to. Clauses 113 to 115 agreed to. Clause 116, as amended, agreed to. Clause 117 agreed to. Schedule 10 agreed to. Clauses 118 and 119 agreed to. Clause 120, as amended, agreed to. Clauses...

Before the noble Lord gets there and we move too far from Amendment 154, where does the Government’s thinking leave us regarding a group of class actions? Trade unions take up causes on behalf of their membership at large. I guess, in the issue of the Post Office and Mr...

Before the noble Lord gets there and we move too far from Amendment 154, where does the Government’s thinking leave us regarding a group of class actions? Trade unions take up causes on behalf of their membership at large. I guess, in the issue of the Post Office and Mr...

I want to help the Minister. Perhaps he could give us some more detail on the nature of that consultation and the number of responses and what people said in it. It strikes me as rather important.

I want to help the Minister. Perhaps he could give us some more detail on the nature of that consultation and the number of responses and what people said in it. It strikes me as rather important.

I am intrigued by the balance between what goes to a tribunal and what goes to the courts. I took the spirit behind the stand-part notice in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, as being about finding the right place for the right case and ensuring that the...

I am intrigued by the balance between what goes to a tribunal and what goes to the courts. I took the spirit behind the stand-part notice in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, as being about finding the right place for the right case and ensuring that the...

My Lords, I have looked at the government amendments in this group and have listened very carefully to what the Minister has said—that it is largely about interpretation. There are no amendments that I wish to comment on, save to say that they seem to be about consistency of language...

My Lords, I have looked at the government amendments in this group and have listened very carefully to what the Minister has said—that it is largely about interpretation. There are no amendments that I wish to comment on, save to say that they seem to be about consistency of language...

My Lords, this group has three amendments within it and, as the noble Lord, Lord Vaux, said, it is a disparate group. The first two seem wholly benign and entirely laudable, in that they seek to ensure that concerns about the environmental impacts related to data connected to business are...

My Lords, this group has three amendments within it and, as the noble Lord, Lord Vaux, said, it is a disparate group. The first two seem wholly benign and entirely laudable, in that they seek to ensure that concerns about the environmental impacts related to data connected to business are...

The Minister made the point at the end there that it is in the EU’s interest to agree to our data adequacy. That is an important point but is that what the Government are relying on—the fact that it is in the EU’s interest as much as ours to continue...

The Minister made the point at the end there that it is in the EU’s interest to agree to our data adequacy. That is an important point but is that what the Government are relying on—the fact that it is in the EU’s interest as much as ours to continue...

Could we have a list of the people the noble Lord is talking about?

Could we have a list of the people the noble Lord is talking about?

I hope that the noble Baroness does not get too carried away on that one.

I hope that the noble Baroness does not get too carried away on that one.

Lords committee stage fifth day. Clause 44 agreed to. Clause 45, as amended, agreed to. Clause 46 agreed to. Schedule 8 agreed to. Clauses 47 and 48 agreed to. Clause 49, as amended, agreed to. Clauses 50 and 51 agreed to. Schedule 9, as amended, agreed to. Clauses 52 to 95 agreed to. Clause 96, as amended, agreed to. Clauses 97 to 102 agreed to. Clause 103, as amended, agreed to. Clauses 104 to 108 agreed to. New clause agreed to.

Lords committee stage fifth day. Clause 44 agreed to. Clause 45, as amended, agreed to. Clause 46 agreed to. Schedule 8 agreed to. Clauses 47 and 48 agreed to. Clause 49, as amended, agreed to. Clauses 50 and 51 agreed to. Schedule 9, as amended, agreed to. Clauses 52 to...

Lords committee stage fourth day. Schedule 5 agreed to. Schedules 6 and 7, as amended, agreed to. Clauses 26 to 28 agreed to. Clause 29, as amended, agreed to. Clauses 30 and 31 agreed to. Clause 32, as amended, agreed to. Clauses 33 to 41 agreed to. Clause 42, as amended, agreed to. Clause 43 agreed to. Clause 44 under consideration.

Lords committee stage fourth day. Schedule 5 agreed to. Schedules 6 and 7, as amended, agreed to. Clauses 26 to 28 agreed to. Clause 29, as amended, agreed to. Clauses 30 and 31 agreed to. Clause 32, as amended, agreed to. Clauses 33 to 41 agreed to. Clause 42, as...