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HANSARDHeritage Rail: Young PeopleMy Lords, I am very grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Faulkner, for tabling this debate on such an interesting area of our national heritage. I can honestly say that I have greatly…05 Jun 2019HANSARDBrexit: Creative Industries’ Access to European MarketsI very much agree with my noble friend that the academic sector in this country plays a vital role in sustaining our creative industries, and we certainly intend that to continue.15 May 2019HANSARDBrexit: Creative Industries’ Access to European MarketsWe agree. We think it is important that the cultural sector generally is able to have exchange visits, temporary movement of goods, and such like. Some areas need to be looked at…15 May 2019HANSARDBrexit: Creative Industries’ Access to European MarketsMy Lords, I agree with the noble Lord that it is no small thing. As many noble Lords will know, the Government produced two analyses of the economy as a whole in November last…15 May 2019HANSARDBrexit: Creative Industries’ Access to European MarketsI think my noble friend would agree that they are two very different things.15 May 2019HANSARDBrexit: Creative Industries’ Access to European MarketsMy Lords, the debate to follow will, I hope, answer that.15 May 2019HANSARDBrexit: Creative Industries’ Access to European MarketsI absolutely agree with the noble Baroness on the value of the creative industries and the cultural sector in general. They are important economically, as she said, but more than…15 May 2019HANSARDBrexit: Creative Industries’ Access to European MarketsMy Lords, DCMS is working closely with industry and others across government to ensure that the creative industries benefit from the UK’s future trade agreements, including the…15 May 2019HANSARDBrexit: Creative Industries’ Access to European MarketsI agree that that is an issue; that is why there is a year-long consultation. We will represent the views of the creative industries to the Home Office.15 May 2019HANSARDBrexit: Movement of People in the Cultural Sector (European Union Committee Report)My Lords, I had not detected, even before the noble Lord, Lord Griffiths, pointed it out and confirmed it, a huge wave of support around the House for the Government’s…15 May 2019HANSARDInternet EncryptionMy Lords, DCMS is working together with the National Cyber Security Centre to understand and resolve the implications of DNS over HTTPS, also referred to as DoH, for the blocking…14 May 2019HANSARDInternet EncryptionIt is not something that the White Paper per se can look at, because it is not within the purview of the Government. The protocol is designed by the IETF, which is not a…14 May 2019HANSARDInternet EncryptionIt is not possible to do so very briefly. It means that, when you send a request to a server and you have to work out which server you are going to by finding out the IP address,…14 May 2019HANSARDInternet EncryptionClearly, DoH is on the agenda at DCMS and will be included everywhere it is relevant. On the consideration of enforcement—as I said before, it may require changes to potential…14 May 2019HANSARDInternet EncryptionAs I said to the noble Baroness, the Government attend the IETF. The protocol was discussed from October 2017 to October 2018, so it was during that process. As far as the online…14 May 2019HANSARDInternet EncryptionMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness for discussing this with me beforehand, which was very welcome. I agree that there may be serious consequences from DoH. The DoH protocol has…14 May 2019HANSARDOnline Harms White PaperThat this House takes note of the Online Harms White Paper ( CP57 ).30 Apr 2019HANSARDOnline Harms White PaperMy Lords, I genuinely thank all noble Lords for their contributions. I echo what the noble Lord, Lord Stevenson, said about the quality of the speeches. There is much to say and I…30 Apr 2019HANSARDOnline Harms White PaperMy Lords, I repeated a Statement in the House on the online harms White Paper on the day that we published it, 8 April. There was not enough time for all noble Lords who wanted to…30 Apr 2019HANSARDOnline Harms White PaperWhich Minister are you talking about?30 Apr 2019