Political Monitor 31/07/2020

Broadband DCMS Publish benefits of highspeed internet case study research DCMS has released their case study on the benefits of high speed internet for users connected via the Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme (GBVS). The GBVS which ran from March 2018 to May 2020 was...

Political Monitor 24/07/2020

COVID-19 DCMS Committee hears evidence on impact on COVID-19 on digital technology On Tuesday, the DCMS Committee held an evidence session of their inquiry into Covid-19 impact on DCMS Sectors focused on digital technology. The session included witnesses from...

Political Monitor 17/07/2020

Cyber Security Government announcement on High Risk Vendors This week, DCMS Secretary, Oliver Dowden MP made a statement in the House of Commons on the conclusions of the NCSC review into the recent US sanctions on Huawei and the National Security Council decision to...

Political Monitor 10/07/2020

Broadband DCMS Oral Questions On Thursday, Marion Fellows MP (SNP) asked what steps the Government was taking to ensure the effective delivery of broadband services. Digital Infrastructure Minister Matt Warman MP noted the £5billion investment provided for broadband...

Political Monitor 03/07/2020

COVID-19 Half a million frontline NHS workers benefit from coronavirus telecoms deal DCMS published an update on their programme to support NHS workers in conjunction with the telecoms industry. This noted that nearly 500,000 NHS staff have directly claimed through...