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

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

My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have taken part in the debate. Government Amendments 33ZD and 33ZF relate to the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee recommendations on the accessibility of on-demand programme services for people with disabilities. I once

again thank the DPRRC for its recommendations. We...

My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have taken part in the debate. Government Amendments 33ZD and 33ZF relate to the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee recommendations on the accessibility of on-demand programme services for people with disabilities. I once

again thank the DPRRC for its recommendations. We...

My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who contributed to the debate. I have to warn the noble Lord, Lord Wigley, that despite his very kind remarks I may not be so amenable. My speech may contain some upsetting content—we broadcasters have to issue warnings.

Amendment 226A would extend the prominence...

My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who contributed to the debate. I have to warn the noble Lord, Lord Wigley, that despite his very kind remarks I may not be so amenable. My speech may contain some upsetting content—we broadcasters have to issue warnings.

Amendment 226A would extend the prominence...

My Lords, I too thank my noble friend Lord Borwick for tabling such a worthy amendment, which the Government are pleased to support. I also pass on the Government’s thanks to the Ewing Foundation and Action on Hearing Loss for bringing this important issue to our attention.

In recent years technology...

My Lords, I too thank my noble friend Lord Borwick for tabling such a worthy amendment, which the Government are pleased to support. I also pass on the Government’s thanks to the Ewing Foundation and Action on Hearing Loss for bringing this important issue to our attention.

In recent years technology...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans her Department has to enable the BBC to introduce subscription charges for viewing content on its iPlayer outside the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans her Department has to enable the BBC to introduce subscription charges for viewing content on its iPlayer outside the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will discuss with the BBC Trust what steps it plans to take to support people with visual impairments to register for the BBC iPlayer service ahead of the new registration requirement expected to be introduced in 2017.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will discuss with the BBC Trust what steps it plans to take to support people with visual impairments to register for the BBC iPlayer service ahead of the new registration requirement expected to be introduced in 2017.

New clause 5 (Internet pornography: requirement to prevent publication of material involving persons subject to force etc) debated and withdrawn. New clause 13 (Offence to use digital ticket purchasing software to purchase excessive number of tickets) debated and withdrawn. New clause 15 (Storage of uploaded works) debated and withdrawn. New clause 16 (E-book lending) debated and withdrawn. New clause 19 (Personal data breaches) debated and withdrawn. New clause 21 (Code of practice: accessibility to on-demand audiovisual services for people with disabilities affecting hearing and/or sight) debated and withdrawn. New clause 24 (Employers in the digital economy) debated and withdrawn. New clause 31 (Review of information disclosure and data ownership) debated and withdrawn. New clause 32 (OFCOM power to enforce structural separation of BT Openreach) debated and withdrawn. New clause 36 (Bill caps for all mobile phone contracts) debated and negatived on division (8 votes to 10). New clause 37 (Duty to provide free wi-fi on rail services) debated and withdrawn. New schedule 1 (Electronic communications code: consequential amendments) agreed to. New schedule 2 (Bank of England oversight of payment systems) agreed to. Title amended. Written evidence reported to the House. Bill, as amended, to be reported (Bill 87).

New clause 5 (Internet pornography: requirement to prevent publication of material involving persons subject to force etc) debated and withdrawn. New clause 13 (Offence to use digital ticket purchasing software to purchase excessive number of tickets) debated and withdrawn. New clause 15 (Storage of uploaded works) debated and withdrawn. New...

Clauses 28 to 37 agreed to, with clauses 30, 32, 33, and 35 agreed to as amended. Clause 28 discussed with new clause 14 (Digital broadcasting and protection of listed sporting events) and new clause 17 (PSB prominence). Amendment 101 to clause 33 negatived on division (7 votes to 9). Clause 38 under consideration. Written evidence reported to the House.

Clauses 28 to 37 agreed to, with clauses 30, 32, 33, and 35 agreed to as amended. Clause 28 discussed with new clause 14 (Digital broadcasting and protection of listed sporting events) and new clause 17 (PSB prominence). Amendment 101 to clause 33 negatived on division (7 votes to 9)....

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the BBC Trust and Ofcom on the implications for users of the BBC requiring registration and identification to use iPlayer.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the BBC Trust and Ofcom on the implications for users of the BBC requiring registration and identification to use iPlayer.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what representations she has received on the decision of the BBC to require registration for using iPlayer from 2017.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what representations she has received on the decision of the BBC to require registration for using iPlayer from 2017.

Programme order amended. Clauses 3 to 14 agreed to, with clauses 5, 8, 10 and 14 agreed to as amended. Schedules 1 and 2 agreed to as amended. Schedule 3, discussed with new schedule 1 (Electronic communications code: consequential amendments) disagreed to. Clause 3 discussed with new clause 2 (Ability of end-user to cancel telephone contract in event of lack of signal at residence). Amendment 60 to clause 3 negatived on division (7 votes to 10). Clause 15 discussed with new clause 7 (on-demand programme services: requirement to prevent persons under the age of 18 accessing pornographic material with an 18 classification certificate). Clause 15 under consideration.

Programme order amended. Clauses 3 to 14 agreed to, with clauses 5, 8, 10 and 14 agreed to as amended. Schedules 1 and 2 agreed to as amended. Schedule 3, discussed with new schedule 1 (Electronic communications code: consequential amendments) disagreed to. Clause 3 discussed with new clause 2 (Ability...

Clauses 15 to 25 agreed to. Clause 15 discussed with new clause 7 (On-demand programme services: requirement to prevent persons under the age of 18 accessing pornographic material with an 18 classification certificate), new clause 8 (Duty to provide a service that excludes adult-only content) and new clause 11 (Power to make regulations about blocking injunctions preventing access to locations on the internet). Amendment 62 to clause 20 negatived on division (7 votes to 10). Clause 22 discussed with new clause 6 (Requirement to cease services to non-complying persons) and new clause 18 (Approval of age-verification providers). Clause 23 discussed with new clause 12 (Code of practice by age verification regulator). Clause 23 agreed to on division (10 votes to 7). Written evidence reported to the House.

Clauses 15 to 25 agreed to. Clause 15 discussed with new clause 7 (On-demand programme services: requirement to prevent persons under the age of 18 accessing pornographic material with an 18 classification certificate), new clause 8 (Duty to provide a service that excludes adult-only content) and new clause 11 (Power...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she will take to ensure that people with audio or visual impairments benefit from the Digital Economy Bill; and if she will assess how on-demand services will meet such people's needs.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she will take to ensure that people with audio or visual impairments benefit from the Digital Economy Bill; and if she will assess how on-demand services will meet such people's needs.

I beg to move,

That this House approves the draft Agreement (Cm 9332), between the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport and the British Broadcasting Corporation, which was laid before this House on 15 September 2016.

I start with an apology. Although I am delighted to be here for the...

I beg to move,

That this House approves the draft Agreement (Cm 9332), between the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport and the British Broadcasting Corporation, which was laid before this House on 15 September 2016.

I start with an apology. Although I am delighted to be here for the...

The Secretary of State has talked about providing appropriate funding for the BBC to make sure that it is funded well. At the same time, the Government have inappropriately imposed on the BBC the costs of free licences for the over-75s and of overseas monitoring for the security services and...

The Secretary of State has talked about providing appropriate funding for the BBC to make sure that it is funded well. At the same time, the Government have inappropriately imposed on the BBC the costs of free licences for the over-75s and of overseas monitoring for the security services and...

I have also enjoyed sparring with the hon. Gentleman across the Dispatch Box. I will come on to the details of the funding later, but I believe that this funding settlement is a strong one that puts the BBC on a sustainable footing with an inflationary increase in the licence...

I have also enjoyed sparring with the hon. Gentleman across the Dispatch Box. I will come on to the details of the funding later, but I believe that this funding settlement is a strong one that puts the BBC on a sustainable footing with an inflationary increase in the licence...

The former arts Minister, the right hon. Member for Wantage (Mr Vaizey), does not think so, as he told us last time we debated the matter. Many of us in this House think that the idea of suddenly forcing the BBC to pay for free television licences is a complete...

The former arts Minister, the right hon. Member for Wantage (Mr Vaizey), does not think so, as he told us last time we debated the matter. Many of us in this House think that the idea of suddenly forcing the BBC to pay for free television licences is a complete...