I am grateful for the Minister’s response to my amendment and will not be pursuing it further today, but I will need to give him another chance to explain further the advantages of Galileo.

I am grateful for the Minister’s response to my amendment and will not be pursuing it further today, but I will need to give him another chance to explain further the advantages of Galileo.

My Lords, I shall take comfort from the replies that the Minister has given, and he can take comfort from the fact that, should what he has said prove to be wrong and Ofcom’s report not cover the things that I care about, it may well be my noble friend...

My Lords, I shall take comfort from the replies that the Minister has given, and he can take comfort from the fact that, should what he has said prove to be wrong and Ofcom’s report not cover the things that I care about, it may well be my noble friend...

24: Clause 2, page 3, line 41, at end insert— "( ) the services on offer over each platform, including details of wholesale arrangements and service competition, ( ) the impediments, barriers and constraints on citizens, consumers and businesses in accessing electronic communications services and information society services"

24: Clause 2, page 3, line 41, at end insert— "( ) the services on offer over each platform, including details of wholesale arrangements and service competition, ( ) the impediments, barriers and constraints on citizens, consumers and businesses in accessing electronic communications services and information society services"

My Lords, Amendment 24 deals with the same part of the Bill and seeks to insert in there the consideration of competition and of the services provided to customers. It is important in looking at the structure, the companies and the services involved that we do not forget that we...

My Lords, Amendment 24 deals with the same part of the Bill and seeks to insert in there the consideration of competition and of the services provided to customers. It is important in looking at the structure, the companies and the services involved that we do not forget that we...

I have some difficulty with this, particularly in relation to the BBC and the licence fee, because if I pay a licence fee, at the end of the day I am paying the BBC to make programmes, not to view just on the one occasion that they are broadcast, but...

I have some difficulty with this, particularly in relation to the BBC and the licence fee, because if I pay a licence fee, at the end of the day I am paying the BBC to make programmes, not to view just on the one occasion that they are broadcast, but...

This is, in effect, a Motion of Regret. These subjects were present in Digital Britain, but there is nothing in the Bill about them. When looking at a system of getting money for copyright holders which is under attack and which I believe will not prove to be totally defensible,...

This is, in effect, a Motion of Regret. These subjects were present in Digital Britain, but there is nothing in the Bill about them. When looking at a system of getting money for copyright holders which is under attack and which I believe will not prove to be totally defensible,...

32: After Clause 3, insert the following new Clause— "OFCOM report on retransmission fees and delayed transmission fees OFCOM must produce a study on retransmission and delayed transmission fees within one year of the day on which this Act is passed."

32: After Clause 3, insert the following new Clause— "OFCOM report on retransmission fees and delayed transmission fees OFCOM must produce a study on retransmission and delayed transmission fees within one year of the day on which this Act is passed."

I am grateful to the noble Earl, Lord Erroll, for tabling Amendments 27A and 30A. The effect of these two amendments would be to remove from the Bill both the Secretary of State’s power to request Ofcom to report on internet domain names and Ofcom’s power to gather the necessary...

I am grateful to the noble Earl, Lord Erroll, for tabling Amendments 27A and 30A. The effect of these two amendments would be to remove from the Bill both the Secretary of State’s power to request Ofcom to report on internet domain names and Ofcom’s power to gather the necessary...

My Lords, I wish to speak to Amendment 29. It seems to me that most of us are mystified about why the Government should wish to nationalise Nominet. I agree that it is necessary to have some reserve powers to be able to deal with circumstances that arise which threaten...

My Lords, I wish to speak to Amendment 29. It seems to me that most of us are mystified about why the Government should wish to nationalise Nominet. I agree that it is necessary to have some reserve powers to be able to deal with circumstances that arise which threaten...

I see the strong point of the amendment of the noble Lord, Lord Lucas. If the Government were minded to keep this provision with regard to Ofcom, it would be a very sensible amendment to adopt in order to modify it. The amendment is not a bad idea at all.

I see the strong point of the amendment of the noble Lord, Lord Lucas. If the Government were minded to keep this provision with regard to Ofcom, it would be a very sensible amendment to adopt in order to modify it. The amendment is not a bad idea at all.

First, I declare not a financial interest but an interest as a member of Nominet UK’s policy advisory body for several years, so I am fairly well acquainted with some of the affairs of that company, which runs the .uk domain space on which we rely. In principle, I see...

First, I declare not a financial interest but an interest as a member of Nominet UK’s policy advisory body for several years, so I am fairly well acquainted with some of the affairs of that company, which runs the .uk domain space on which we rely. In principle, I see...

My Lords, I am less content with the Minister’s response on this. It is as though we are setting out to produce a report on Britain’s road network without considering the traffic or the people who use the roads. The new section does not mention sources of demand or whether...

My Lords, I am less content with the Minister’s response on this. It is as though we are setting out to produce a report on Britain’s road network without considering the traffic or the people who use the roads. The new section does not mention sources of demand or whether...

27A: Clause 2, page 4, leave out lines 25 to 32

27A: Clause 2, page 4, leave out lines 25 to 32

My Lords, the issue of retransmission fees was looked at in depth by the Digital Britain report, which much of this Bill emanates from. The final report examined the possibility of removing Section 73 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act. This would remove the exemption that cable operators currently...

My Lords, the issue of retransmission fees was looked at in depth by the Digital Britain report, which much of this Bill emanates from. The final report examined the possibility of removing Section 73 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act. This would remove the exemption that cable operators currently...

The two amendments deal with the funding of content production through a system of regulated payments for retransmission of free-to-air material. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Lucas, as I confess that I tended to confuse retransmission with repeats, in relation to iPlayer and other such things, so we need...

The two amendments deal with the funding of content production through a system of regulated payments for retransmission of free-to-air material. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Lucas, as I confess that I tended to confuse retransmission with repeats, in relation to iPlayer and other such things, so we need...

I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment 32 withdrawn. Amendment 33 Moved by

I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment 32 withdrawn. Amendment 33 Moved by

33: Before Clause 4, insert the following new Clause— "Obligations on copyright holders Copyright holders seeking to take action against subscribers for online copyright infringement must use the process set out in sections 124A to 124E of the Communications Act 2003 except in cases of actual or likely extreme prejudice."

33: Before Clause 4, insert the following new Clause— "Obligations on copyright holders Copyright holders seeking to take action against subscribers for online copyright infringement must use the process set out in sections 124A to 124E of the Communications Act 2003 except in cases of actual or likely extreme prejudice."

My Lords, we now come to one of the most controversial parts of this Bill, notwithstanding the length of time that has been taken on Clauses 1 to 3. I am moving Amendment 33 and, looking at the Marshalled List, we get to Amendment 214 before we emerge from the...

My Lords, we now come to one of the most controversial parts of this Bill, notwithstanding the length of time that has been taken on Clauses 1 to 3. I am moving Amendment 33 and, looking at the Marshalled List, we get to Amendment 214 before we emerge from the...

My Lords, I am not sure if I should be raising this on this amendment or the next one—Amendment 34. Whatever we do in this Bill must be compliant with EU directives. The new framework directive has just come out as a result of the action by the European Parliament,...

My Lords, I am not sure if I should be raising this on this amendment or the next one—Amendment 34. Whatever we do in this Bill must be compliant with EU directives. The new framework directive has just come out as a result of the action by the European Parliament,...

It is always useful to have a few general words to say at the beginning of any amendment when the Chamber is clearing. I shall try to do a "David Coleman" for a certain period of time until I know that the Minister is able to hear what I have...

It is always useful to have a few general words to say at the beginning of any amendment when the Chamber is clearing. I shall try to do a "David Coleman" for a certain period of time until I know that the Minister is able to hear what I have...