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HMRC and MoD face action over data blunders
News Speaking in Parliament, Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling said: "It is quite clear that the loss was entirely avoidable and again I apologise unreservedly to everyone who has been affected. [25 Jun 2008]
Budget 2008: Tech companies fight for contract windfall
News The technology industry has pledged to fight for a share of a public sector contract windfall the Chancellor of the Exchequer promised to SMEs in his 2008 Budget. Alastair Darling's Budget speech promised a variety of opportunities for the... [12 Mar 2008]
Faster speeds on the cards for Broadband Britain?
News It will report in the autumn to the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform and the Chancellor of the Exchequer. It is also sniffing around fibre. The list from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more. [22 Feb 2008]
MPs condemn government over L-driver data loss
News Alistair Darling, Chancellor of the Exchequer, also updated Parliament on the review of HMRC processes and measures for protecting personal data. Transport secretary Ruth Kelly admitted to Parliament this week that a hard disk went missing from a... [18 Dec 2007]
Gov't needs greater accountability to "ensure security", says Darling
News The government needs to simplify organisational structures in some departments and review data-protection laws, Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling has admitted. Vincent Cable, the Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesman, said he hoped the... [18 Dec 2007]
Lost Revenue CDs 'worth £1.5bn to criminals'
News But Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling said: "The police inform me that they still have no evidence or intelligence that this data has fallen into the wrong hands and no evidence of fraud or criminal activity. [29 Nov 2007]
HMRC email rejected filtering of sensitive data
News The emails will heap more pressure on Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling, who failed to mention the details of this email exchange in his statement to MPs on Tuesday, despite it being included in the briefing paper to him from the NAO. [23 Nov 2007]
Gordon Brown orders data security spot checks
News As the full story behind the HMRC breach continues to unfold, the Conservative Party is also claiming senior HMRC officials - and not the junior official blamed by Chancellor Alistair Darling - authorised the sending of the data. [22 Nov 2007]
How did 25 million records get 'lost in the post'?
News SNP MP Stewart Hosie asked the Chancellor: "I am most concerned about the system failure, including as regards the implementation of guidelines, which allowed a junior official to copy the entire child benefit database on to a disc and post it... [21 Nov 2007]
Missing: 25 million child benefit records
News The missing CDs were not reported to senior HMRC management until 8 November and the Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling was then notified on 10 November. Shadow Chancellor George Osborne called the security breach "catastrophic" and said... [20 Nov 2007]
Tech pros up in arms over tax change
News Technology professionals have reacted angrily to tax changes announced by Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling. The chancellor will raise this figure to 18 per cent on 1 April, 2008, to limit the profits of private-equity investors. [15 Oct 2007]
UK 'a closed shop for open source'
News The shadow chancellor, George Osborne, has estimated open source could save five per cent of the government's IT budget, which Gauke said would amount to £620m per year. The UK's failure to make use of open source is a "scandal", according to open... [13 Sep 2007]
Evesham pins bankruptcy blame on Brown
News Then Chancellor Gordon Brown announced in March 2006 that he was to pull the plug on the scheme, a decision which placed Evesham in a delicate financial position. Evesham Technology fell into administration on Friday, blaming the business' troubles... [07 Aug 2007]
What the Budget means for the tech industry
News Paul Stobart, CEO of software company Sage, told silicon.com his company has been investing more in its R&D efforts as a result of the tax credit scheme in recent years and it is a relief the Chancellor decided to improve and not do away with tax... [22 Mar 2007]
Tories broadside Blair over open source
News George Osborne, the shadow chancellor, has criticised the government over its apparent lack of support for open source software. The shadow chancellor went on to applaud "software that's developed collectively", and criticised the government's... [08 Mar 2007]
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