I thank the Minister for that helpful clarification. I suspect that this will be one of the easier amendments that he has to deal with today. We will consider his reply carefully. In the mean time, I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment 20 withdrawn. Amendments 21 and 22...

I thank the Minister for that helpful clarification. I suspect that this will be one of the easier amendments that he has to deal with today. We will consider his reply carefully. In the mean time, I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment 20 withdrawn. Amendments 21 and 22...

This amendment might be based on some confusion about the meaning of subsections (1) and (2) in new Section 134B. I wholeheartedly concur with the analysis of the noble Lord. The intention is that the issues covered in subsection (1) are all those relating to networks, whether fixed, mobile or...

This amendment might be based on some confusion about the meaning of subsections (1) and (2) in new Section 134B. I wholeheartedly concur with the analysis of the noble Lord. The intention is that the issues covered in subsection (1) are all those relating to networks, whether fixed, mobile or...

I shall speak also to Amendment 26. These amendments amplify the scope of the report that is the subject of this clause. My reasons for adding these three items are that some key aspects of the network do not seem to be included in the rest of the, admittedly quite...

I shall speak also to Amendment 26. These amendments amplify the scope of the report that is the subject of this clause. My reasons for adding these three items are that some key aspects of the network do not seem to be included in the rest of the, admittedly quite...

23: Clause 2, page 3, line 41, at end insert— "( ) the resilience of the networks to disruption by physical damage or loss of power supply, ( ) the ability of the networks to allow citizens to communicate with each other, and authorities to communicate with citizens, during an...

23: Clause 2, page 3, line 41, at end insert— "( ) the resilience of the networks to disruption by physical damage or loss of power supply, ( ) the ability of the networks to allow citizens to communicate with each other, and authorities to communicate with citizens, during an...

My Lords, it may be for the convenience of the Committee if I speak to Amendment 30 at this point. My amendment is properly grouped with my noble friend’s, but it raises a slightly different though highly relevant point. GPS satellite navigation systems are by now fairly ubiquitous, but there...

My Lords, it may be for the convenience of the Committee if I speak to Amendment 30 at this point. My amendment is properly grouped with my noble friend’s, but it raises a slightly different though highly relevant point. GPS satellite navigation systems are by now fairly ubiquitous, but there...

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Lucas, for drawing our attention, as usual, to some key issues. I believe that the first amendment tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Lucas, is an attempt to clarify what is meant by resilience in terms of communication infrastructures, and what the...

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Lucas, for drawing our attention, as usual, to some key issues. I believe that the first amendment tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Lucas, is an attempt to clarify what is meant by resilience in terms of communication infrastructures, and what the...

GPS jamming incidents are monitored by the US Coast Guard and dealt with on a case-by-case basis. I have no information on the security of the Russian system, GLONASS, or the Chinese Compass system. Galileo is not yet built, but there will be a Galileo security monitoring centre. The European...

GPS jamming incidents are monitored by the US Coast Guard and dealt with on a case-by-case basis. I have no information on the security of the Russian system, GLONASS, or the Chinese Compass system. Galileo is not yet built, but there will be a Galileo security monitoring centre. The European...

I and the House are grateful to the noble Earl, Lord Erroll, for making that point at this stage. The more substantial point I am seeking to deal with is whether we are about criminalisation—we are not. What are we seeking to deal with which causes the noble Earl, Lord...

I and the House are grateful to the noble Earl, Lord Erroll, for making that point at this stage. The more substantial point I am seeking to deal with is whether we are about criminalisation—we are not. What are we seeking to deal with which causes the noble Earl, Lord...

My Lords, if the debate on this amendment is not quite a Second Reading debate it comes very close to one, given the range of issues involved, the depth and significance of them and the differing views that have been expressed about the issue with which the Government are confronted...

My Lords, if the debate on this amendment is not quite a Second Reading debate it comes very close to one, given the range of issues involved, the depth and significance of them and the differing views that have been expressed about the issue with which the Government are confronted...

My Lords, I am grateful for the Minister’s response, but I have a couple of supplementary questions that I am sure he will enjoy answering. First, he mentioned spoofing. I understand his points and I am confident that he is absolutely right on that. I am not sure that I...

My Lords, I am grateful for the Minister’s response, but I have a couple of supplementary questions that I am sure he will enjoy answering. First, he mentioned spoofing. I understand his points and I am confident that he is absolutely right on that. I am not sure that I...

I thank the noble Lord. If I had any influence on the draw, I would readily accept those congratulations. However, it is true to say that it was a happy draw. I declare an interest as chairman of the FA, because football rights holders are among the rights holders that...

I thank the noble Lord. If I had any influence on the draw, I would readily accept those congratulations. However, it is true to say that it was a happy draw. I declare an interest as chairman of the FA, because football rights holders are among the rights holders that...

I am not going to attempt from this Dispatch Box to be fertile on the range of defences that might be erected. These amendments have been advanced against a background that members of a family may be guilty—others who have access to a home may cause the difficulty—and I merely...

I am not going to attempt from this Dispatch Box to be fertile on the range of defences that might be erected. These amendments have been advanced against a background that members of a family may be guilty—others who have access to a home may cause the difficulty—and I merely...

I thank the Minister for that illuminating reply as people were looking for a certain amount of reassurance in this area. I have to admit I still do not understand why the Secretary of State is tying his hands to Ofcom. There may be a more suitable body in the...

I thank the Minister for that illuminating reply as people were looking for a certain amount of reassurance in this area. I have to admit I still do not understand why the Secretary of State is tying his hands to Ofcom. There may be a more suitable body in the...

20: Clause 2, page 3, line 23, leave out "geographic coverage of the different UK networks" and insert "use of electromagnetic spectrum for wireless telegraphy in the United Kingdom"

20: Clause 2, page 3, line 23, leave out "geographic coverage of the different UK networks" and insert "use of electromagnetic spectrum for wireless telegraphy in the United Kingdom"

My Lords, I thank my noble friend for raising these important points. I hope the Minister will be able to confirm that the concerns raised by my noble friend in Amendment 23 are covered under new Section 134B(1)(h), which states that Ofcom’s reports under this section of the Bill must...

My Lords, I thank my noble friend for raising these important points. I hope the Minister will be able to confirm that the concerns raised by my noble friend in Amendment 23 are covered under new Section 134B(1)(h), which states that Ofcom’s reports under this section of the Bill must...

My Lords, I want to make a quick comment. Rather than leaving it till later, this is the moment when I probably should raise the point about who the subscriber is, which is what we are starting to discuss. Another example is Parliament. I am not sure who signs the...

My Lords, I want to make a quick comment. Rather than leaving it till later, this is the moment when I probably should raise the point about who the subscriber is, which is what we are starting to discuss. Another example is Parliament. I am not sure who signs the...

We are talking entirely about downloading; that is, the act of bringing something down from the internet on to your own computer and then using it. What about streaming? If I watch a film on my computer without downloading it on to the computer, on a stream basis, is that...

We are talking entirely about downloading; that is, the act of bringing something down from the internet on to your own computer and then using it. What about streaming? If I watch a film on my computer without downloading it on to the computer, on a stream basis, is that...

If, as the Minister says, the broader definition will cope with future unforeseen infringements—I am not sure if this is the right time to raise this, but I would like to mark his card for the future—what possible need can there be for Clause 17?

If, as the Minister says, the broader definition will cope with future unforeseen infringements—I am not sure if this is the right time to raise this, but I would like to mark his card for the future—what possible need can there be for Clause 17?

Digital Economy Bill (HL). Lords committee stage second day. Clauses 2 and 3 agreed to. Clause 4 under consideration.

Digital Economy Bill (HL). Lords committee stage second day. Clauses 2 and 3 agreed to. Clause 4 under consideration.

I apologise for casting aspersions—I know that I should not have done so—but it would not normally be termed uploading to transmit a file effectively horizontally, where you do not upload it on to a central server. However, I apologise for the aspersions. I was getting slightly frustrated.

I apologise for casting aspersions—I know that I should not have done so—but it would not normally be termed uploading to transmit a file effectively horizontally, where you do not upload it on to a central server. However, I apologise for the aspersions. I was getting slightly frustrated.

My Lords, it is very important that the Government should flesh out their ideas of how threshold will work before the Bill leaves this House so that we can begin to understand how the Government see this being enforced and so that we may have a proper care for and...

My Lords, it is very important that the Government should flesh out their ideas of how threshold will work before the Bill leaves this House so that we can begin to understand how the Government see this being enforced and so that we may have a proper care for and...

54: Clause 4, page 6, line 20, leave out second "the" and insert "a"

54: Clause 4, page 6, line 20, leave out second "the" and insert "a"

May I offer the noble Lord my congratulations on the result of that draw?

May I offer the noble Lord my congratulations on the result of that draw?

Perhaps I may start with an apology. I was unable to attend Second Reading, and I know that it is unconventional for those who have not done so then to speak in Committee. However, I spoke to the House authorities and explained that I was at the draw for the...

Perhaps I may start with an apology. I was unable to attend Second Reading, and I know that it is unconventional for those who have not done so then to speak in Committee. However, I spoke to the House authorities and explained that I was at the draw for the...

I support what the noble Lord, Lord Lucas, said, and my noble friend’s amendment. I am glad that we are having this debate. What would help me in considering whether we are likely to be able to strike any sort of balance between the rights of the citizen to know...

I support what the noble Lord, Lord Lucas, said, and my noble friend’s amendment. I am glad that we are having this debate. What would help me in considering whether we are likely to be able to strike any sort of balance between the rights of the citizen to know...

I agree with what the noble Lord, Lord Mitchell, has just said. We have to be careful about setting out to criminalise, as he says, a large proportion of our population, particularly when it involves putting them not in the hands of the criminal law with all the safeguards, care...

I agree with what the noble Lord, Lord Mitchell, has just said. We have to be careful about setting out to criminalise, as he says, a large proportion of our population, particularly when it involves putting them not in the hands of the criminal law with all the safeguards, care...

My Lords, like the noble Earl, Lord Erroll, I may be in danger of saying something that applies to other amendments as well, but since this is the very beginning of the debate on file-sharing, perhaps I may make my points now and return to them later. One of the...

My Lords, like the noble Earl, Lord Erroll, I may be in danger of saying something that applies to other amendments as well, but since this is the very beginning of the debate on file-sharing, perhaps I may make my points now and return to them later. One of the...

My Lords, I must declare an interest, as my wife has a photographic archive and manages a collecting society. This is of more relevance to later stages of the Bill, but I declare it now for the record. I agree with my noble friend Lord Howard that we cannot agree...

My Lords, I must declare an interest, as my wife has a photographic archive and manages a collecting society. This is of more relevance to later stages of the Bill, but I declare it now for the record. I agree with my noble friend Lord Howard that we cannot agree...

My Lords, although we on these Benches cannot agree with the amendment, we not should look to prevent a private person or company pursuing an action through the civil courts if they wish. The noble Lord, Lord Razzall, raises an interesting point about the impact that the provisions might—and, I...

My Lords, although we on these Benches cannot agree with the amendment, we not should look to prevent a private person or company pursuing an action through the civil courts if they wish. The noble Lord, Lord Razzall, raises an interesting point about the impact that the provisions might—and, I...

I thank the noble Lord for clearing that up, in which case, I shall not have to repeat it for the next amendment. I just wanted to make sure that the current amendment was not part of the same issue. I shall finish my remarks and hope that noble Lords...

I thank the noble Lord for clearing that up, in which case, I shall not have to repeat it for the next amendment. I just wanted to make sure that the current amendment was not part of the same issue. I shall finish my remarks and hope that noble Lords...

I point out with the greatest respect to the noble Earl that I think that he is speaking to the next amendment.

I point out with the greatest respect to the noble Earl that I think that he is speaking to the next amendment.

Letter dated 26/11/2009 from Mark Lund (Chief Executive, COI) to Nick Hurd MP regarding: the cost of the Government's Media Monitoring Unit in 2008-09; the annual subscription fee paid to the unit; whether members of the Government's Media Monitoring Unit (MMU) are part of the Government Communication Network; and how many staff are employed by the Government's Media Monitoring Unit. 2 p.

Letter dated 26/11/2009 from Mark Lund (Chief Executive, COI) to Nick Hurd MP regarding: the cost of the Government's Media Monitoring Unit in 2008-09; the annual subscription fee paid to the unit; whether members of the Government's Media Monitoring Unit (MMU) are part of the Government Communication Network; and how...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change to which (a) magazines, (b) journals and (c) newspapers his Department subscribes; and what the cost of such subscriptions has been in each of the last three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change to which (a) magazines, (b) journals and (c) newspapers his Department subscribes; and what the cost of such subscriptions has been in each of the last three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to which (a) magazines, (b) journals and (c) newspapers his Department subscribes; and what the cost of such subscriptions has been in each of the last three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to which (a) magazines, (b) journals and (c) newspapers his Department subscribes; and what the cost of such subscriptions has been in each of the last three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport to which (a) magazines, (b) journals and (c) newspapers his Department subscribes; and what the cost of such subscriptions has been in each of the last three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport to which (a) magazines, (b) journals and (c) newspapers his Department subscribes; and what the cost of such subscriptions has been in each of the last three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions to which (a) magazines, (b) journals and (c) newspapers her Department subscribes; and what the total cost of such subscriptions has been in each of the last three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions to which (a) magazines, (b) journals and (c) newspapers her Department subscribes; and what the total cost of such subscriptions has been in each of the last three years.

Table showing the magazines, journals and newspapers subscribed to by the Department of Work and Pensions. 2 p.

Table showing the magazines, journals and newspapers subscribed to by the Department of Work and Pensions. 2 p.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government to which (a) magazines, (b) journals and (c) newspapers his Department subscribes; and what the cost of such subscriptions has been in each of the last three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government to which (a) magazines, (b) journals and (c) newspapers his Department subscribes; and what the cost of such subscriptions has been in each of the last three years.

To introduce legislation to change position of union subscriptions being deducted by employers.

To introduce legislation to change position of union subscriptions being deducted by employers.