Lord Puttnam:

I may be able to help with Deputy Eamon Ryan's question earlier. Our analysis of the Queen's Speech and the notes to it, indicate the online harms Bill will reach Parliament but that it has been watered down quite significantly. It is not the same Bill to which most of us made submissions.

Mr. Huizenga referred to digital understanding, we could also call it digital literacy or many other names. In the UK's every attempt, we have been unable to find best practice. Many countries say they are doing various things but there does not seem to be a European agreement about best practice. Finland is at the top of the list, UK is in eighth place and Estonia is fourth. It has become quite clear to me that the Department for Education, and this is probably true in other countries, is not equipped to deliver what we are talking about. In the UK, the Department for Education sees this as part of computing lessons and rolls it under such lessons, when it clearly is not. What advice does Mr. Huizenga suggest and where would we go to to look for best practice?