EU: Electronic Communications Framework

Lord Swinfen Excerpts

Wednesday 11th May 2011 Lords Chamber

[Baroness Rawlings]

I thank the noble Baroness for that question; we have heard the people outside. The framework for disabled consumers also clarifies that the national regulators are given the responsibility to impose obligations on all operators for the provision to disabled users of equivalent access to certain electronic communication services where appropriate, and Her Majesty’s Government support that.

[Lord Swinfen]

My Lords, can my noble friend give an estimate of the number of British Sign Language users who could be gainfully employed and come off benefit with the introduction of this new system?

[Baroness Rawlings]

I am afraid that I will have to write to the noble Lord; I do not have the details in my brief.