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HANSARDBroadcasting: Children’s TelevisionWith our wider support for the broadcasting system set out in the White Paper, we are ensuring that all our public service broadcasters can compete with the new streaming…02 Feb 2023HANSARDCCTVI cannot provide an update on dates by which those things will be commenced, but the noble Lord is right to point to the legislation that we have taken through, which grapples…02 Feb 2023HANSARDBroadcasting: Children’s TelevisionWe have indeed been investing: the Young Audiences Content Fund invested a total of £40.5 million directly into brand new children’s television content for exactly the sorts of…02 Feb 2023HANSARDBroadcasting: Children’s TelevisionThe media Bill will reform decades-old law to boost the growth potential of our world-leading public service broadcasters, replacing the outdated set of 14 overlapping purposes…02 Feb 2023HANSARDCCTVIt is an urgent matter and it is being looked at currently by the ICO. It would be wrong for me to comment on that ongoing investigation, but it is being dealt with swiftly. We…02 Feb 2023HANSARDCCTVMy Lords, His Majesty’s Government have no plans to commission an independent review of the use of closed circuit television. The Government support the appropriate use of…02 Feb 2023HANSARDCCTVAll organisations in the UK that possess personal data have to comply with the requirements of our data protection legislation. The Information Commissioner’s Office is our…02 Feb 2023HANSARDCCTVAll police forces are compelled to follow data protection legislation, which is regulated by the Information Commissioner’s Office. They must also comply with human rights and…02 Feb 2023HANSARDCCTVPolls show that there is public support and, indeed, an expectation on the police to use technology such as this, particularly from victims and their families, to prevent, detect…02 Feb 2023HANSARDBroadband: PriceOfcom does have an important role to play here as the independent regulator, but, as I say, mindful of the particular challenges that households are facing, my right honourable…02 Feb 2023HANSARDBroadband: PriceThe Government believe it is important that consumers are fully aware of the clauses in their contracts so that they are empowered to make informed decisions, but we also are…02 Feb 2023HANSARDCCTVThe noble Lord is right to point to the importance of CCTV in the detection and prosecution of crime. Of course, as technology improves, so does the reliability and its use in…02 Feb 2023HANSARDBroadband: PriceYes, it is very striking. Many people could be saving money and are not aware of it. That is why it is important that contracts are clear, but it also highlights the importance of…02 Feb 2023HANSARDBroadband: PriceAt the risk of sounding like a geek, I have read my contract. I did so because some operators permit their customers to exit their contracts penalty-free when there is a price…02 Feb 2023HANSARDBroadband: PriceMy Lords, this is clearly a difficult time for households across the country that are struggling to pay their bills as a result of the global rise in the cost of living. While…02 Feb 2023HANSARDBroadcasting: Children’s TelevisionMy Lords, the Government recognise the unique social, educational and economic importance of children’s television, and that is why we have put in place a range of measures to…02 Feb 2023HANSARDBroadcasting: Children’s TelevisionCommercial broadcasters do indeed provide excellent content, but public service broadcasters play a unique role in ensuring that underserved groups are catered for. There is not…02 Feb 2023HANSARDBroadcasting: Children’s TelevisionThe Young Audiences Content Fund was always designed as a three-year pilot. Now that it is over, it is right that we assess the contestable funding model as a whole to understand…02 Feb 2023HANSARDCCTVThe noble Lord makes an important point. I think people would find it very disappointing if commercial organisations were able to use the technology in a way that the police and…02 Feb 2023HANSARDBroadband: PriceOn that, my experience was indeed a bit more painful. It is obviously for commercial providers to decide how they provide services to their customers in a way that allows them to…02 Feb 2023