I beg to move, That this House disagrees with Lords amendment 1.

I beg to move, That this House disagrees with Lords amendment 1.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, for what reason responsibility for the True Vision programme was moved from the Ministry of Justice to his Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, for what reason responsibility for the True Vision programme was moved from the Ministry of Justice to his Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Memorandum of Understanding between the Palestinian Authority and her Department, whether her Department has had discussions with the Palestinian Authority on the content of a programme on Official Palestinian Authority TV, entitled Talk of the Land, broadcast on...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Memorandum of Understanding between the Palestinian Authority and her Department, whether her Department has had discussions with the Palestinian Authority on the content of a programme on Official Palestinian Authority TV, entitled Talk of the Land, broadcast on...

My Lords, I have it in command from Her Majesty the Queen and His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales to acquaint the House that they, having been informed of the purport of the Digital Economy Bill, have consented to place their interests, so far as they are affected by...

My Lords, I have it in command from Her Majesty the Queen and His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales to acquaint the House that they, having been informed of the purport of the Digital Economy Bill, have consented to place their interests, so far as they are affected by...

Moved by

Lord Stevenson of Balmacara

1: Clause 3, page 3, line 26, leave out “switch” and insert “roam”

Moved by

Lord Stevenson of Balmacara

1: Clause 3, page 3, line 26, leave out “switch” and insert “roam”

My Lords, this is a technical amendment in the sense that it seeks to correct an error which seems to have been made

inadvertently in the run-up to Report. As a result— for no particular purpose, these things just happen— Clause 3(1)(b) states,

“allow the end-user to switch (at no extra...

My Lords, this is a technical amendment in the sense that it seeks to correct an error which seems to have been made

inadvertently in the run-up to Report. As a result— for no particular purpose, these things just happen— Clause 3(1)(b) states,

“allow the end-user to switch (at no extra...

My Lords, I have just been informed by my noble and learned friend that all amendments lead to Rome. We accept that a genuine mistake was made in tabling the original amendment. Therefore, we will accept this amendment today. However, the Government have set out the arguments against requiring network...

My Lords, I have just been informed by my noble and learned friend that all amendments lead to Rome. We accept that a genuine mistake was made in tabling the original amendment. Therefore, we will accept this amendment today. However, the Government have set out the arguments against requiring network...

I am very grateful to the Minister for that response. I sense that we may be seeing this issue again, so I will not delay the House further. I just want to put on the record that, if there has been a reduction in the number of not-spots, it must...

I am very grateful to the Minister for that response. I sense that we may be seeing this issue again, so I will not delay the House further. I just want to put on the record that, if there has been a reduction in the number of not-spots, it must...

Moved by

Lord Ashton of Hyde

2: Clause 10, leave out Clause 10

Moved by

Lord Ashton of Hyde

2: Clause 10, leave out Clause 10

My Lords, this is a group of technical amendments to ensure that the legislation is as clear and consistent as possible.

Amendment 2 removes Clause 10, which creates a new power for the Secretary of State to set a statement of strategic priorities relating to the management of radio spectrum. On...

My Lords, this is a group of technical amendments to ensure that the legislation is as clear and consistent as possible.

Amendment 2 removes Clause 10, which creates a new power for the Secretary of State to set a statement of strategic priorities relating to the management of radio spectrum. On...

My Lords, I welcome these tidying-up amendments. I want to take the opportunity provided by this Third Reading debate to congratulate the Government once again on taking action to protect children from pornography on the internet through age verification. I shall be watching the implementation of Part 3 of the...

My Lords, I welcome these tidying-up amendments. I want to take the opportunity provided by this Third Reading debate to congratulate the Government once again on taking action to protect children from pornography on the internet through age verification. I shall be watching the implementation of Part 3 of the...

My Lords, I do not wish to detain the House unduly on these amendments. I welcome, in particular, Amendment 9 as it is the fulfilment of a pledge made by the Minister on Report. I am delighted that Section 73 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act will be no...

My Lords, I do not wish to detain the House unduly on these amendments. I welcome, in particular, Amendment 9 as it is the fulfilment of a pledge made by the Minister on Report. I am delighted that Section 73 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act will be no...

My Lords, I, too, thank the noble Lord, Lord Ashton, for tabling Amendment 12, which gives greater clarity to the BT and Openreach employees covered by the provisions of Clause 119. The Government have also made clear their intention to engage fully with the BT pension scheme trustee and for...

My Lords, I, too, thank the noble Lord, Lord Ashton, for tabling Amendment 12, which gives greater clarity to the BT and Openreach employees covered by the provisions of Clause 119. The Government have also made clear their intention to engage fully with the BT pension scheme trustee and for...

My Lords, I am grateful for those comments. I take the point of the noble Baroness,

Lady Howe, that there is still work to do. As she mentioned, the internet safety strategy Green Paper will be with us in June.

My Lords, I am grateful for those comments. I take the point of the noble Baroness,

Lady Howe, that there is still work to do. As she mentioned, the internet safety strategy Green Paper will be with us in June.

Moved by

Lord Ashton of Hyde

3: Clause 16, page 20, line 1, leave out paragraph (b)

Moved by

Lord Ashton of Hyde

3: Clause 16, page 20, line 1, leave out paragraph (b)

Moved by

Lord Ashton of Hyde

4: Clause 19, page 23, line 10, leave out “the House of Commons and the House of Lords” and insert “each House of Parliament”

Moved by

Lord Ashton of Hyde

4: Clause 19, page 23, line 10, leave out “the House of Commons and the House of Lords” and insert “each House of Parliament”

Moved by

Lord Ashton of Hyde

5: Clause 20, page 23, line 26, leave out “a” and insert “any other”

Moved by

Lord Ashton of Hyde

5: Clause 20, page 23, line 26, leave out “a” and insert “any other”

Moved by

Lord Ashton of Hyde

6: Clause 23, page 26, line 42, at end insert—

“(6) For the purposes of subsection (5)(b), a means of accessing the internet does not include a device or other equipment for doing so.”

Moved by

Lord Ashton of Hyde

6: Clause 23, page 26, line 42, at end insert—

“(6) For the purposes of subsection (5)(b), a means of accessing the internet does not include a device or other equipment for doing so.”

Moved by

Lord Ashton of Hyde

9: Clause 37, page 36, line 8, leave out subsections (3) to (5)

Moved by

Lord Ashton of Hyde

9: Clause 37, page 36, line 8, leave out subsections (3) to (5)

Moved by

Lord Ashton of Hyde

10: Clause 113, page 124, line 3, at end insert—

“( ) such representatives of persons likely to be affected by the regulations as the Secretary of State thinks appropriate, and

( ) such other persons as the Secretary of State thinks appropriate.”

Moved by

Lord Ashton of Hyde

10: Clause 113, page 124, line 3, at end insert—

“( ) such representatives of persons likely to be affected by the regulations as the Secretary of State thinks appropriate, and

( ) such other persons as the Secretary of State thinks appropriate.”