Clause 4 - Duties for the purpose of fulfilling
Communications Bill
10:45 am
Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon and East Chelmsford, Conservative)
I can assure the Minister that the small degree of hurt that I felt earlier has largely been removed as a result of his contribution. My hon. Friend the Member for South Cambridgeshire made a good point about amendment No. 30, when he said that the Minister acknowledged that removing two paragraphs and replacing them with a much smaller form of words would simplify and improve the Bill. If the addition of the words ''and services'' to my amendment would negate the need for paragraphs (b) and (c), surely it would be an improvement.
Nevertheless, I accept the Minister's explanation and welcome his undertaking to re-examine the wording of subsection (9) in order properly to reflect the directive's requirement. I look forward to seeing his later conclusions and perhaps his tabling of amendments on Report. In the spirit of his response, I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment.
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
Clause 4 ordered to stand part of the Bill.
Clause 5 ordered to stand part of the Bill.