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The £500k hunt for missing HMRC discs
News Financial minister Jane Kennedy revealed the costs in a written answer to parliament. The taxpayer has been landed with a £473,544 bill for the hunt for the missing HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) data discs. [18 Jul 2008]
Legal Eye: Trademark landmark
Comment But because the European Parliament is currently promoting comparative advertising, where competitor goods or services need to be identified, the ruling came down on the side of the Comparative Advertising Directive. [16 Jul 2008]
EC to outline slash in roaming rate
News The measures will need approval from EU governments and the European Parliament to come into force. The cost of sending a text message when mobile-phone users are outside their home state in the European Union will drop 70 per cent under new plans... [15 Jul 2008]
EU law to end file-sharers time online?
News The telecoms package will, however, need to pass a vote in the European Parliament in September before it can be enacted. A set of telecommunications laws has been given the green light by a European parliamentary committee, which includes... [09 Jul 2008]
Foreign Office tech overspend leads to project trimming
News The funding figures were revealed in a written answer to parliament by foreign office minister Meg Munn. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has overspent on two IT projects which has forced it to rethink some of its development plans. [07 Jul 2008]
UK Police Authority Supports Investigations With Powerful Solution and Reduces Expenditure by 90 Per Cent
White Paper The Kent Police Authority is one of 43 police authorities in England and Wales established by Parliament for the governance of policing at a local level. The Kent Police had IT infrastructure that was five years old running its serious crime... [05 Jul 2008]
Gov't slams Fujitsu's "core contract" NHS IT failings
News In a written answer to Parliament he disclosed the project suffered from far deeper problems than previously revealed.silicon.com Public Sector Fujitsu Service's £896m NHS IT contract was terminated because of its inability to deliver "key... [26 Jun 2008]
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]
Government racks up 100 data breaches
News The figures were revealed by justice minister Michael Wills in a written answer to Parliament in response to a question by shadow minister for the cabinet office Francis Maude. Wills told Parliament: "The Commissioner encourages organisations to... [24 Jun 2008]
Parliament websites go to the polls
News Parliament and politicians are increasingly making use of the web but it's now the public's turn to have a say on which MP has the best website. The British Computer Society (BCS) has launched a search to find the best MP website in terms of design... [20 Jun 2008]
ISPs face fresh threat from file-sharing laws
News Malcolm Wicks, business, enterprise and regulatory reform minister, told Parliament that government had to recognise its hopes for a "voluntary agreement" with ISPs to regulate illegal file trading online "might be too ambitious". [18 Jun 2008]
House of Lords embraces YouTube
News The House of Lords has launched on Parliament's YouTube channel with videos explaining the role of the house and how young people can get involved in politics. The House of Lords is trying to engage more with the public and this initiative is part... [13 Jun 2008]
IT swallows a quarter of NHS cash budget
News But government health minister Ben Bradshaw told Parliament in a written answer that upgrading the national IT infrastructure was the most cost effective option. The cost of upgrading NHS IT systems is now gobbling up a quarter of the health... [09 Jun 2008]
Fujitsu ditches £896m NHS IT contract
News Concerns about the effectiveness of the Cerner software expressed by clinicians at Worthing and Southlands NHS Trust were also recently raised in Parliament. Fujitsu has dumped its £896m contract with the NHS after disagreement over how much it... [29 May 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 23.05.08
Round-Up In this week's Hansard - the verbatim record of debates in both Houses of Parliament - tucked in between discussions on polyclinics and an education and skills survey was a short but lively debate on the legal use of the Segway in the UK. [23 May 2008]
