division_name: Communications Bill
motion: <p pid="a.11.5/1" pwmotiontext="misc">Report received.</p>
  
  <p pid="a.11.5/2" pwmotiontext="considered">Clause 3 [General duties of OFCOM]:</p>
  
  <p pid="a.11.6/1" pwmotiontext="moved">moved Amendment No. 1:</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="a.11.6/2" pwmotiontext="moved">Page 3, line 3, leave out subsection (1) and insert&#8212;</p>
  
  <p pid="a.11.6/3" pwmotiontext="moved">"(1) It shall be the principal duty of OFCOM, in carrying out their functions&#8212;</p>
  
  <p pid="a.11.6/4" pwmotiontext="moved">(a) to further the interests of citizens in relation to communications matters; and</p>
  
  <p pid="a.11.6/5" pwmotiontext="moved">(b) in that context, to further the interests of consumers in relevant markets;</p>
  
  <p pid="a.11.6/6" pwmotiontext="moved">and to do so where appropriate by promoting competition.</p>
  
  <p pid="a.11.6/7" pwmotiontext="moved">(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)."</p>
  
  <p pid="a.23.2/1" pwmotiontext="considered">On Question, Whether the said amendment (No. 1) shall be agreed to?</p>
  
  <p pid="a.23.2/2" pwmotiontext="divided">*Their Lordships divided: Contents, 179; Not-Contents, 75.</p>