§ Lord Lamont of Lerwickasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they consider the Arts Council's support of Greenwich Internet Arts organisation spc.org, which has provided a timetable and location for demonstrations in London for 1 May, to be a good use of public money. [HL4057]
§ Baroness BlackstoneSPC.org is an Internet service provider. As such it is equivalent to, for example, Freeserve or Demon. Like any other service provider, it cannot assume responsibility for the material or content routed through its server by subscribers.
The Government accept the assurances provided by London Arts that its project grant to SPC.org is specifically directed at supporting the creative and technical needs of artists is and has not been used to support the "ourMayday" website to which the noble Lord refers.