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HANSARDTopical QuestionsI assure the hon. Lady that the number of FTSE 350 companies—which I met representatives of to discuss this subject earlier in the week—prioritising cyber-security is growing. The…07 Mar 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is quite right. There is a mounting body of evidence that women in public life—in an elected capacity or as journalists—face a disproportionately high level of…07 Mar 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Department has just launched the digital inclusion innovation fund, which has been specifically designed to tackle digital exclusion among older and disabled people. A few…07 Mar 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI assure the hon. Gentleman that the Government take music and other creative arts education very seriously. The Minister for School Standards has introduced a hub scheme across…07 Mar 2019HANSARDRural BroadbandI thank the right hon. Gentleman for his positive input, and I am planning to visit Scotland in April. I draw his attention to the excellent 5G testbed pilots that we are running…07 Mar 2019HANSARDDraft Mobile Roaming (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I thank Members for their remarks. We are supportive of the regulations because we believe, given that the country has decided to leave the European Union, that we are at least…26 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Mobile Roaming (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Mobile Roaming (EU Exit) Regulations 2019. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Gray. I am aware of the…26 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Mobile Roaming (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I recall that an argument against energy caps was that they would establish a precedent. The Competition and Markets Authority found a vast amount of consumer detriment in energy.…26 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments Etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments Etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019. It is a pleasure to…14 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments Etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I thank hon. Members for their questions and comments. I will do my best to respond to them. I agree with the shadow Minister that the draft regulations are a wise precaution. He…14 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments Etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I will write to the hon. Lady with any clarification I can provide to give her the comfort she seeks. I do not have that precise information to hand, and I was not aware of the…14 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments Etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019The right hon. Gentleman makes a valid point. I do not think that it pertains to this particular statutory instrument, but I am sure that if he requested a debate on those…14 Feb 2019HANSARD BBC CommissioningI strongly agree with my right hon. Friend, and I am glad that he has made that important point. We enjoy an ecosystem of fine creative talent in Northern Ireland. He rightly…05 Feb 2019HANSARD BBC CommissioningIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Betts. I congratulate the hon. Member for East Londonderry (Mr Campbell) on securing this debate on the accountability of the…05 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Data Protection (Charges and Information) (Amendment) Regulations 2019I will certainly write to the right hon. Gentleman. Since I last rose to speak, I have been informed that the regulations apply to both prospective and validly nominated…04 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Data Protection (Charges and Information) (Amendment) Regulations 2019I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Data Protection (Charges and Information) (Amendment) Regulations 2019. It is a pleasure to serve under your…04 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Data Protection (Charges and Information) (Amendment) Regulations 2019The issue was debated and it was felt that although Lords are clearly not elected, they handle personal data in the course of their work, or they may do so if they are involved in…04 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Data Protection (Charges and Information) (Amendment) Regulations 2019I am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for his questions, and his support for the amendment regulations. With regard to the issues that all Members had with the Independent…04 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Data Protection (Charges and Information) (Amendment) Regulations 2019I was going to come to that, because the right hon. Gentleman made that point clearly in his earlier remarks. I will look into the discrepancy in the language. He has raised an…04 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Data Protection (Charges and Information) (Amendment) Regulations 2019I will certainly write to the right hon. Gentleman. If it is clear that we need to tighten the definition up, I am happy to re-present the regulations. Question put and agreed to.04 Feb 2019