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Lord Glenarthur
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(11 years, 12 months ago)
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The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice (Lord McNally)
We will hear from this side and then go to the Cross Benches.
Lord Glenarthur
My Lords, while sharing many of the concerns that the noble Lord, Lord Alton, raised, my noble friend mentioned the internet. Can she say to what extent the internet has provided an increasing advantage of opportunity for people all over the world to listen to the very valuable product of the World Service?
Baroness Warsi
I cannot provide my noble friend with specifics, but he is aware that, certainly in relation to the Arab uprising and the Arab spring, the internet played a vital role, both in relation to accessing traditional services such as radio, but also in relation to the blogosphere in the way in which campaigns were run and the Arab spring came about.