Communications Bill — 23 Jun 2003 at 15:54
Report received.
Clause 3 [General duties of OFCOM]:
moved Amendment No. 1:
Page 3, line 3, leave out subsection (1) and insert-
"(1) It shall be the principal duty of OFCOM, in carrying out their functions-
(a) to further the interests of citizens in relation to communications matters; and
(b) in that context, to further the interests of consumers in relevant markets;
and to do so where appropriate by promoting competition.
(1A) Where it appears to OFCOM, in relation to the carrying out of any of their functions under Chapter 1 of Part 2, that the requirement specified in subsection (1)(a) conflicts with the requirement specified in subsection (1)(b), they may give priority to the requirement specified in subsection (1)(b)."
On Question, Whether the said amendment (No. 1) shall be agreed to?
*Their Lordships divided: Contents, 179; Not-Contents, 75.
All Votes Cast - sorted by name
Lords for which their vote in this division differed from the majority vote of their party are marked in red. Also shows which lords were ministers at the time of this vote. You can also see every eligible lord including those who did not vote in this division.