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...

My Lords, what a pleasure it is to follow the speech of the noble Lord, Lord Holmes, on this topic. First I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Borwick, on sponsoring and leading on the Bill, as well as his honourable friend in another place Peter Gibson and my honourable friend...

My Lords, what a pleasure it is to follow the speech of the noble Lord, Lord Holmes, on this topic. First I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Borwick, on sponsoring and leading on the Bill, as well as his honourable friend in another place Peter Gibson and my honourable friend...

My Lords, I have listened very carefully to what the noble Baroness has said on this matter, and I am in some difficulty because the noble Baroness and I are now the usual channels. There are no longer three; there are two of us. The noble Baroness will know that...

My Lords, I have listened very carefully to what the noble Baroness has said on this matter, and I am in some difficulty because the noble Baroness and I are now the usual channels. There are no longer three; there are two of us. The noble Baroness will know that...

My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Jim Fitzpatrick) has made the following Ministerial Statement. Subsequent to Written Answers I gave on 29 January, 11 March and 2 April 2008, to Parliamentary Questions on data handling, I would like to inform the House that further investigation has...

My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Jim Fitzpatrick) has made the following Ministerial Statement. Subsequent to Written Answers I gave on 29 January, 11 March and 2 April 2008, to Parliamentary Questions on data handling, I would like to inform the House that further investigation has...

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether persons serving custodial sentences who have absconded or escaped from prison are put on the United Kingdom Border Agency watch list; and how many such persons are currently on the list.

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether persons serving custodial sentences who have absconded or escaped from prison are put on the United Kingdom Border Agency watch list; and how many such persons are currently on the list.

My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Jim Fitzpatrick) has made the following Ministerial Statement. On 17 December, the Secretary of State for Transport announced to Parliament a number of immediate measures to improve the security of personal data handled by the Department for Transport and its...

My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Jim Fitzpatrick) has made the following Ministerial Statement. On 17 December, the Secretary of State for Transport announced to Parliament a number of immediate measures to improve the security of personal data handled by the Department for Transport and its...

moved Amendments Nos. 108 and 109: 108: Schedule 6, page 68, line 9, after ““32B(2)”” insert ““, the Information Commissioner”” 109: Schedule 6, page 68, line 10, at end insert— ““( ) The Commission must— (a) send a copy of the code, and of any alterations made to the code,...

moved Amendments Nos. 108 and 109: 108: Schedule 6, page 68, line 9, after ““32B(2)”” insert ““, the Information Commissioner”” 109: Schedule 6, page 68, line 10, at end insert— ““( ) The Commission must— (a) send a copy of the code, and of any alterations made to the code,...

moved AmendmentNo. 129: 129: Schedule 12, page 103, line 6, leave out from ““in”” to end of line 8 and insert ““each of the following provisions is to be read as a reference to 6 months— (a) section 32D(8)(b) of the Audit Commission Act 1998 (c. 18) (as inserted by...

moved AmendmentNo. 129: 129: Schedule 12, page 103, line 6, leave out from ““in”” to end of line 8 and insert ““each of the following provisions is to be read as a reference to 6 months— (a) section 32D(8)(b) of the Audit Commission Act 1998 (c. 18) (as inserted by...

moved Amendments Nos. 130 to 132: 130: Schedule 13, page 103, line 19, at end insert— 131: Schedule 13, page 103, line 27, at end insert— 132: Schedule 13, page 103, line 34, at end insert— On Question, amendments agreed to.

moved Amendments Nos. 130 to 132: 130: Schedule 13, page 103, line 19, at end insert— 131: Schedule 13, page 103, line 27, at end insert— 132: Schedule 13, page 103, line 34, at end insert— On Question, amendments agreed to.

moved AmendmentNo. 133: 133: Schedule 13, page 109, line 14, at end insert— The noble Lord said: My Lords, AmendmentNo. 133 repeals a provision in the Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006 but amends a provision in the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005. The Serious Crime Bill will repeal that...

moved AmendmentNo. 133: 133: Schedule 13, page 109, line 14, at end insert— The noble Lord said: My Lords, AmendmentNo. 133 repeals a provision in the Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006 but amends a provision in the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005. The Serious Crime Bill will repeal that...

moved Amendments Nos. 134 to 138: 134: Clause 80, page 43, line 15, leave out paragraphs (a) and (b) and insert— ““(a) section 70(1) and (2); and (b) Parts 1 and 2 of Schedule 6 and section 65 so far as relating to those Parts.”” 135: Clause 80, page 43,...

moved Amendments Nos. 134 to 138: 134: Clause 80, page 43, line 15, leave out paragraphs (a) and (b) and insert— ““(a) section 70(1) and (2); and (b) Parts 1 and 2 of Schedule 6 and section 65 so far as relating to those Parts.”” 135: Clause 80, page 43,...

My Lords, I am grateful to noble Lords for their helpful interventions and thoughtful reflections at this sensitive time. I can offer a measure of assurance to the noble Baroness, Lady Carnegy of Lour. We consulted on the Welsh and Northern Ireland amendments and full approval was given. I am...

My Lords, I am grateful to noble Lords for their helpful interventions and thoughtful reflections at this sensitive time. I can offer a measure of assurance to the noble Baroness, Lady Carnegy of Lour. We consulted on the Welsh and Northern Ireland amendments and full approval was given. I am...

My Lords, the noble Lord is fully entitled to express his view on which way the electorate should vote later in the week, but it was the Welsh Assembly Government who decided in December that the Welsh public bodies should in the first instance be subject to data-matching provisions for...

My Lords, the noble Lord is fully entitled to express his view on which way the electorate should vote later in the week, but it was the Welsh Assembly Government who decided in December that the Welsh public bodies should in the first instance be subject to data-matching provisions for...

moved AmendmentNo. 99: 99: Clause 65, page 36, line 17, leave out from ““which”” to ““has”” in line 18 and insert ““makes provision about data matching)”” The noble Lord said: My Lords, before I describe the effect of the amendments in this group, I ought to put on record that...

moved AmendmentNo. 99: 99: Clause 65, page 36, line 17, leave out from ““which”” to ““has”” in line 18 and insert ““makes provision about data matching)”” The noble Lord said: My Lords, before I describe the effect of the amendments in this group, I ought to put on record that...

Whether they are aware that the British Transport Police already shares intelligence with 14 organisations including 12 police forces; and whether they have considered expanding their shared intelligence system to meet the recommendations of the Bichard inquiry report.

Whether they are aware that the British Transport Police already shares intelligence with 14 organisations including 12 police forces; and whether they have considered expanding their shared intelligence system to meet the recommendations of the Bichard inquiry report.

Further to the Written Answer by Baroness Scotland of Asthal on 29 November (WA 63), what assessment they have made of the availability of system providers able to provide the systems necessary for the police national database at a lower cost and shorter timescale than was previously budgeted for; and...

Further to the Written Answer by Baroness Scotland of Asthal on 29 November (WA 63), what assessment they have made of the availability of system providers able to provide the systems necessary for the police national database at a lower cost and shorter timescale than was previously budgeted for; and...

asked Her Majesty's Government:Further to the Written Answer by Baroness Scotland of Asthal on 29 November (WA 63), what discussions they have had with current providers of intelligence systems regarding the delivery of shared police intelligence; and what plans they have for further such consultation; and

asked Her Majesty's Government:Further to the Written Answer by Baroness Scotland of Asthal on 29 November (WA 63), what discussions they have had with current providers of intelligence systems regarding the delivery of shared police intelligence; and what plans they have for further such consultation; and