HL Deb 28 April 2003 vol 647 cc85-6WA
The Earl of Northesk

asked Her Majesty's Government:

In the light of a recent study from the Business Software Alliance suggesting that reductions in software piracy can lead to improved national economic performance, whether existing measures in the United Kingdom to address this problem are sufficient. [HL2449]

Lord Sainsbury of Turville

We believe existing measures to support software licensing in the UK are sufficient. According to figures produced by the Business Software Alliance, we enjoy, jointly with the USA, the world's best compliance rate for business software licensing and the fastest software sector growth rate in Western Europe.