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King's Speech 2024—key TMT announcements

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Published on: 17 July 2024

Published by LNB News

LNB News 17/07/2024

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Issue Date: 17 July 2024

Published Date: 17 July 2024

Jurisdiction(s): England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales

Article summary

His Majesty, King Charles III, has set out the government’s priorities and proposed policies for the next parliamentary session at the State Opening of Parliament, which took place on 17 July 2024. Key themes for TMT include introducing new legal frameworks to support the development and deployment of innovative uses of data through the Digital Information and Smart Data Bill, enhancing the UK’s product safety and metrology framework through the Product Safety and Metrology Bill and introducing new rules to prevent vape and consumer nicotine products’ advertisements and branding through the Tobacco and Vape Bill. Rosie Burbidge, Partner at Gunnercooke LLP comments on the Tobacco and Vape Bill.

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