Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker. I am explaining the context in which I have produced my Bill, and I hope to bring myself back into order rapidly, with your guidance. The creative industries, like many Members, are concerned about some of the major measures in the Digital Economy Bill. My...

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker. I am explaining the context in which I have produced my Bill, and I hope to bring myself back into order rapidly, with your guidance. The creative industries, like many Members, are concerned about some of the major measures in the Digital Economy Bill. My...

I beg to move," That leave be given to bring in a Bill to enable specified institutions to make digital copies of cultural artefacts for archival purposes notwithstanding the existence of any intellectual property right; and for connected purposes." The transmission of our heritage has been revolutionised by the interconnected...

I beg to move," That leave be given to bring in a Bill to enable specified institutions to make digital copies of cultural artefacts for archival purposes notwithstanding the existence of any intellectual property right; and for connected purposes." The transmission of our heritage has been revolutionised by the interconnected...

I will not test your patience any longer, Mr. Deputy Speaker. My Bill is about how we store data digitally. The amount of digital content we can store has increased dramatically in recent years. Kryder's law—that is a mathematical law, Mr. Deputy Speaker, not one being discussed in the other...

I will not test your patience any longer, Mr. Deputy Speaker. My Bill is about how we store data digitally. The amount of digital content we can store has increased dramatically in recent years. Kryder's law—that is a mathematical law, Mr. Deputy Speaker, not one being discussed in the other...

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker. There are a number of cumbersome steps that our cultural institutions have to go through to meet the current requirements of copyright law when seeking to use or reproduce a copy of works held in their collections. They need to be able to preserve their...

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker. There are a number of cumbersome steps that our cultural institutions have to go through to meet the current requirements of copyright law when seeking to use or reproduce a copy of works held in their collections. They need to be able to preserve their...

Digital Heritage. Ten minute rule motion for leave to introduce a Bill. Agreed to on question. Presentation and first reading (Bill 52). To be read a second time 12 March.

Digital Heritage. Ten minute rule motion for leave to introduce a Bill. Agreed to on question. Presentation and first reading (Bill 52). To be read a second time 12 March.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many courts provide photocopying facilities in (a) England and Wales and (b) the East Midlands; and how many courts charge for the use of such a facility.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many courts provide photocopying facilities in (a) England and Wales and (b) the East Midlands; and how many courts charge for the use of such a facility.

asked the Chairman of Committees:What was the cost for each of the past four years of the provision of photocopiers in communal areas of the House of Lords.

asked the Chairman of Committees:What was the cost for each of the past four years of the provision of photocopiers in communal areas of the House of Lords.

asked the Chairman of Committees:What consideration is being given to the provision of minimal function photocopying in communal areas the House of Lords.

asked the Chairman of Committees:What consideration is being given to the provision of minimal function photocopying in communal areas the House of Lords.

The Minister for Science and Innovation, my hon. Friend the Member for Dudley, South (Ian Pearson) announced the start of a review of the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution (RCEP) on 27 November 2006, Official Report, column 80WS. On 16 July 2007, Official Report, column 1WS, I announced the publication...

The Minister for Science and Innovation, my hon. Friend the Member for Dudley, South (Ian Pearson) announced the start of a review of the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution (RCEP) on 27 November 2006, Official Report, column 80WS. On 16 July 2007, Official Report, column 1WS, I announced the publication...

Fifth Sitting (morning). Written evidence reported to the House. Clauses 1 to 9 agreed to, with clause 4 agreed to as amended. Amendment to clause 3 negatived on division (9 votes to 12). Clause 10 under consideration.

Fifth Sitting (morning). Written evidence reported to the House. Clauses 1 to 9 agreed to, with clause 4 agreed to as amended. Amendment to clause 3 negatived on division (9 votes to 12). Clause 10 under consideration.

To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission if the Commission will take steps to improve the photocopying facilities in the Library.

To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission if the Commission will take steps to improve the photocopying facilities in the Library.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what schemes her Department promotes to encourage the recycling of toner from photocopiers and printers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what schemes her Department promotes to encourage the recycling of toner from photocopiers and printers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what restrictions there are on the transportation abroad for recycling of waste toner from photocopiers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what restrictions there are on the transportation abroad for recycling of waste toner from photocopiers.

To ask the honourable Member for Roxburgh and Berwickshire, representing the House of Commons Commission, what measures are being taken to ensure that photocopying facilities on the parliamentary estate are not used by members or staff for either personal or party campaigning use.

To ask the honourable Member for Roxburgh and Berwickshire, representing the House of Commons Commission, what measures are being taken to ensure that photocopying facilities on the parliamentary estate are not used by members or staff for either personal or party campaigning use.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what guidance his Department has issued to local authorities about the reproduction of local authority-owned copyrighted material by political parties; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what guidance his Department has issued to local authorities about the reproduction of local authority-owned copyrighted material by political parties; and if he will make a statement.

What plans there are for the conservation and public display of original records and constitutional documents in the House of Lords; which documents will in future be displayed in their original form; and which as facsimiles. [HL 1391].

What plans there are for the conservation and public display of original records and constitutional documents in the House of Lords; which documents will in future be displayed in their original form; and which as facsimiles. [HL 1391].

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, who will have responsibility for the retention and disposal of passports required to be photocopied by UK carriers abroad; and what assessment he has made of the implications for such a requirement of the Data Protection Act 1998 and EU...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, who will have responsibility for the retention and disposal of passports required to be photocopied by UK carriers abroad; and what assessment he has made of the implications for such a requirement of the Data Protection Act 1998 and EU...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how extensive the asbestos contamination was at the regional police headquarters in Armagh; when the contamination occurred; and what the cause was of the contamination. (Letter in Library Dep 03/1960); what documents and how many case files were contaminated by asbestos...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how extensive the asbestos contamination was at the regional police headquarters in Armagh; when the contamination occurred; and what the cause was of the contamination. (Letter in Library Dep 03/1960); what documents and how many case files were contaminated by asbestos...