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HANSARDMobile Roaming ChargesThat is based on a fundamental misunderstanding of the position. Currently, we have a guarantee because we are part of the EU single market. If we leave the EU single market,…07 Feb 2019HANSARDMobile Roaming ChargesI am glad the noble Lord, from a sedentary position, admits we have been generous on that. I have not noticed a lack of scrutiny from him on other SIs. Moving on, it is not true…07 Feb 2019HANSARDMobile Roaming ChargesFirst of all, I point out that this did not appear at the sifting committee, because we made the conscious choice to allow this to be an affirmative SI when it could have been a…07 Feb 2019HANSARDMobile Roaming ChargesI agree with my noble friend, and that is why we are retaining in UK law the requirement for them to notify their customers about the amount they spend on roaming per month at the…07 Feb 2019HANSARDMobile Roaming ChargesI do agree with the noble Baroness on one thing: this has been a great benefit since it was introduced 18 months ago. Of course, it did not exist until then. When we decided to…07 Feb 2019HANSARDMobile Roaming ChargesMy Lords, I think that there may be some misunderstanding about this. The Huffington Post commented on an SI that was laid which is a no-deal SI. The best way that noble Lords and…07 Feb 2019HANSARDMobile Roaming ChargesMy Lords, with the leave of the House, I shall now repeat in the form of a Statement the Answer to an Urgent Question in another place. The Statement is as follows: “Delivering a…07 Feb 2019HANSARDSocial Media: Online AnonymityI am happy to be able to agree with the noble Lord. Let us be clear: when abuse exceeds the threshold and moves into criminality, in most cases so-called anonymous perpetrators…06 Feb 2019HANSARDBroadcasting (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019We are not—as noble Lords might have realised—reading about this only in the papers, although we do read them. We have had extensive consultation—not perhaps the public…06 Feb 2019HANSARDBroadcasting (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I take that point, although I would not bet on it myself. On that point, I emphasise that the ministerial round tables took place not just once but regularly between August 2016…06 Feb 2019HANSARDBroadcasting (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I do not agree with that premise. We have said that we will apply the ECTT, and in fact, this SI brings it into law.06 Feb 2019HANSARDBroadcasting (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I am still not clear why, given that we have explained that we will accept ECTT countries, they think they should have to take the precautionary approach of getting a licence as…06 Feb 2019HANSARDSocial Media: Online AnonymityMy Lords, online anonymity is an important part of a free and open internet—but being anonymous online does not give anyone the right to abuse others. The Government have made it…06 Feb 2019HANSARDSocial Media: Online AnonymityOne of the things we are considering is a duty of care. That might include holding directors personally responsible. We have not decided that yet, but it is certainly an idea…06 Feb 2019HANSARDSocial Media: Online AnonymityIt is certainly something worth considering in the White Paper, but as far as dealing with the police is concerned, the Home Office is working with policing to identify ways to…06 Feb 2019HANSARDSocial Media: Online AnonymityIf, for example, you are in an authoritarian regime—06 Feb 2019HANSARDSocial Media: Online AnonymityI said “if”—we do not think only about this country. That is one example. If you are a 15 year-old girl who is being abused, being able to go on to the internet to ask for health…06 Feb 2019HANSARDSocial Media: Online AnonymityAs I said, sometimes anonymity is the right thing, but I take on board what my noble friend says. We definitely believe that tech and social media companies need to take more…06 Feb 2019HANSARDSocial Media: Online AnonymityAs I said earlier, this is a White Paper and we are having a consultation. We certainly welcome views from everyone. I will make sure that the letter is looked at in the…06 Feb 2019HANSARDSocial Media: Online AnonymityRegarding the first part of the noble Lord’s question, we are supporting the Digital Public Contact, which will deliver a single online home for policing and provide a secure…06 Feb 2019