Political Monitor 16/11/2018

Broadband Community Broadband Schemes Parliament debated Community Broadband Schemes on 15th November. Stephen Kerr MP, Jim Shannon MP and David Duguid highlight the lack of rural broadband and the difficulty that their constituents are facing with limited internet...

Political Monitor 09/11/2018

Broadband Midlands to develop a digital map Local business and council leaders across the Midlands will receive up to £1.5 million to develop a digital map of the region. This funding is a result of the Chancellor’s pledge to fuel the Midlands Engine and ‘bring back...

Political Monitor 02/11/2018

Budget 2018 The Chancellor made the following key announcements in the Budget on the 29th October:  The introduction of a new 2% Digital Services Tax on the revenues of businesses engaged in the following activities: search engines, social media platforms and online...

Political Monitor 26/10/2018

Broadband The next Broadband subgroup meeting is being arranged for mid-November. The meeting will be used to discuss a range of issues pertinent to ISPA’s broadband agenda and will focus around the ongoing campaign around business rate reform for telecommunications...

Political Monitor 19/10/2018

Broadband Parliamentary Questions Mr George Howarth asked the Secretary of State for DCMS several questions relating to broadband. The first was whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to ensure transparency in the proposals for full fibre network...

Political Monitor 12/10/2018

Online Safety Ministerial statement on Contingent Liability for the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) as the Age Verification Regulator On the 10th October, Margot James laid a Departmental Minute before Parliament, stating that DCMS has received approval...