"There are currently about 700,000 children with no access to internet facilities at home. On 20 April, the Education Secretary announced a £100 million fund to ease this problem. Can the Minister please tell me what percentage of this fund has been distributed and how many families there are left …..." Baroness Lane-Fox of Soho - View Speech
"My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Bird, for securing this debate. I posit that if he had started his great invention now, he would have started it around the internet. The internet has transformed how we think about everything in our society, but I challenge that it has …..." Baroness Lane-Fox of Soho - View Speech
That this House takes note of this year’s 25th anniversary of the World Wide Web and its effects on society in the United Kingdom...." Baroness Lane-Fox of Soho - View Speech
"My Lords, I start by thanking noble Lords for signing up to my debate. I must confess that, as I saw the list of names increase, I was slightly alarmed that perhaps people thought I was going to give some kind of technology master class in the Chamber. However, I …..." Baroness Lane-Fox of Soho - View Speech
"I thank the Minister for his answers. I am delighted that we have had the first debate on the world wide web here in the Chamber. It is perhaps one small step for mankind and one bigger leap for the House of Lords. If I was going to organise a …..." Baroness Lane-Fox of Soho - View Speech