Political Monitor 26/06/2020

COVID-19 Government to publish new post-Covid-19 digital strategy in the Autumn During his closing speech at the UK Tech Cluster Group, Digital Secretary Oliver Dowden MP announced that the Government will publish a new digital strategy in the Autumn to reflect the...

Political Monitor 19/06/2020

Broadband MPs launch campaign to connect low income families Siobhain McDonagh MP (Lab) has launched a campaign to facilitate free broadband connections and devices for children on free school meals to help reduce the digital divide. McDonagh’s campaign, which has...

Political Monitor 12/06/2020

Covid-19 DCMS announces whitelisting of victim support sites DCMS and the Ministry of Justice have published details of a new agreement with mobile operators to remove sites relating to victim support from data caps throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. MNOs including EE,...

Political Monitor 05/06/2020

Broadband DCMS Questions on broadband During oral questions to DCMS Minister Mark Pritchard MP (Con) asked what steps are being taken to ensure competition between broadband providers. He noted the resilience in the data networks but pressed Government on what they...

Political Monitor 29/05/2020

Cyber Security Network and Information Systems Regulations post-implementation review The NIS Regulations have undergone a 2-year review since their introduction in May 2018. The Post-implementation review published by DCMS suggests that while it is too early to judge...

Political Monitor 22/05/2020

COVID-19 Further ISPA members sign up to Government asks A further seven ISPA members have agreed to publicly commit to the Government’s schemes to help support vulnerable consumers and NHS staff in the current COVID-19 pandemic. The updated commitments can be found...