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HANSARDSocial Media: Online AnonymityIn the area that we are responsible for, regarding online harms and safety, we are. As far as tax is concerned, that is a different matter and I do not have the responsibility for…06 Feb 2019HANSARDBroadcasting (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 13 December 2018 be approved.06 Feb 2019HANSARDBroadcasting (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, now that we have disposed of the business expected to be brief, I am glad that we can get on to the main business. These instruments are being made under the European…06 Feb 2019HANSARDBroadcasting (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I am very grateful for all those interesting points and particularly for the speed at which they were delivered. We might set a record on this SI, with any luck.06 Feb 2019HANSARDBroadcasting (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I cannot always keep up with the noble Lord, but I will try. I am very grateful, as I said in our last outing, for his interest in DCMS matters, which is fairly new. I shall start…06 Feb 2019HANSARDBroadcasting (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019If I am allowed to continue, those services that now need to apply for a licence so that they can continue to be available to UK audiences will have a grace period of six months,…06 Feb 2019HANSARDBroadcasting (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I thank my noble friend. I do not have it at my fingertips—mainly because this is a no-deal SI, and that is the basis on which I have prepared—but I will write to my noble friend…06 Feb 2019HANSARDBroadcasting (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019This SI does not relate specifically to the creative industries; it is more to do with the broadcasting industry. There is a link between the broadcasting industry and the…06 Feb 2019HANSARDBroadcasting (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019Of course, that is a possibility that was not available to them under the AVMSD, and it may be of benefit to them. It is impossible to say. I agree that they may do that. I think…06 Feb 2019HANSARDBroadcasting (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019Effectively, that is what is happening after six months. They are being allowed to continue for six months, after which they will have to have a licence. The reason Ofcom is…06 Feb 2019HANSARDBroadcasting: Public Sector ContentMy Lords, Ofcom has consulted on proposed changes to the linear EPG code and on how the prominence regime may need to change to ensure that public service content remains…04 Feb 2019HANSARDBroadcasting: Public Sector ContentMy Lords, I recognise that most of what we have talked about today is for linear services. Of course, a change is taking place: people now have subscriptions for watching…04 Feb 2019HANSARDBroadcasting: Public Sector ContentMy Lords, I think I have done that—twice. We are aware that the technology is changing, and noble Lords might be interested to hear an example. More UK households now own a…04 Feb 2019HANSARDBroadcasting: Public Sector ContentI can do better than that. I will repeat what the Secretary of State said to the DCMS shadow Secretary of State: “The Government has made clear that if the Ofcom report concludes…04 Feb 2019HANSARDBroadcasting: Public Sector ContentI agree that PSB content is important—in fact, 83% of people think that children’s provision by public service broadcasters is important. Ofcom’s consultation on the rules for…04 Feb 2019HANSARDBroadcasting: Public Sector ContentAs my noble friend knows well, editorial decisions are for the BBC, not the Government.04 Feb 2019HANSARDOfcom: RT News ChannelI am not sure; I do not know whether it is responsible in a statutory sense but of course ultimately Parliament can decide what it wants. The main point is that, in a democratic…28 Jan 2019HANSARDFlorence Nightingale: BicentenaryOf course, that is not directly relevant to the DCMS, but I am aware that it is an issue. That is why the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, who was previously…28 Jan 2019HANSARDOfcom: RT News ChannelI thank the noble Lord. I agree, although I would not want to comment specifically on RT, for the reasons I have mentioned. However, in 2017 the Prime Minister said that the…28 Jan 2019HANSARDFlorence Nightingale: BicentenaryMy Lords, I agree with the noble Lord that this is a very good opportunity to support nursing both in this country and abroad. I pay tribute to those in the nursing profession;…28 Jan 2019