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RSS ministerMinister dismisses civil rights objections to RIP Bill
News Home Office minister Charles Clarke has dismissed claims that the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (RIP) Bill is an infringement of human rights. A full interview with Home Office Minister, Charles Clarke, will be available on Silicon on Monday. [16 Mar 2000]
Minister calls for ID cards review
News Plans for a national ID database must be reviewed following the HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) data blunder, according to the government's own data protection minister. Speaking at a joint House of Commons and House of Lords select committee on human... [27 Nov 2007]
Italian finance minister over-estimates 3G revenue
News Last week Italian finance minister Ottaviano Del Turco claimed the government could collect as much as ITL50tr (£16.3bn). The Italian government could earn only ITL30tr (£9.8bn) from the sale of third generation (3G) UMTS licences - ITL20tr (£6.5bn... [12 Jul 2000]
E-minister bangs British drum in India - again
News Ecommerce minister Stephen Timms is set to become the latest UK politician to urge Indian tech firms to invest in the UK. Douglas Alexander, who Timms replaced as E-minister, attended the show last year and said more Indian software companies... [28 Oct 2002]
E-minister embarks on Indian tour
News The tour will take the minister across the country to Ahmedabad, Calcutta, Delhi, Bombay and India's own 'Silicon Valley', the central city of Bangalore. During the visit, Hewitt will visit a number of Indian government ministers including Omar... [30 Oct 2000]
5 years ago... UK minister answers Mandelson ecommerce jibes
News 28.07.99: DTI minister, Michael Wills, has hit back at criticism from former Trade Secretary Peter Mandelson over the government's handling of ecommerce policy. Speaking at the European Media Forum, Mandelson accused the government of dragging its... [28 Jul 2004]
UK health minister launches Nye awards
News UK health minister, Frank Dobson, has launched a £10m reward scheme that will create 'beacons of IT excellence' among local health authorities. One hundred winning 'beacons' will be presented with an award named after Nye Bevan, the famous Welsh... [06 Oct 1998]
Ecommerce brief up for grabs as e-minister gets DTI job
News The high-tech industry has welcomed the promotion of former ecommerce minister Patricia Hewitt to the top post at the Department of Trade and Industry, taking over from Stephen Byers. The Prime Minister is expected to announce a replacement... [11 Jun 2001]
News in View: e-minister urges SMEs to storm the Web
News The claim comes from UK e-minister Patricia Hewitt, in this week's News in View, which focuses on the launch of Colt Telecom's Web-hosting centre aimed at the SME market. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) need to get online in greater... [23 May 2000]
Blair appoints new e-minister
News Douglas Alexander, MP for Paisley South, has replaced Patricia Hewitt as e-minister following Tony Blair's weekend reshuffle. Alexander was named minister for ecommerce and competitiveness late last night, although it's not clear yet how the... [12 Jun 2001]
Devil's Advocate: Does the UK need a knowledge minister?
Comment Before the UK decides it needs a minister in charge of the knowledge economy, says Martin Brampton, we must further ponder the relationship of business and society. Some people are saying the UK needs a knowledge minister. [17 May 2005]
E-government minister named
News Nearly a month after the cabinet reshuffle, it has finally been decided which minister will be looking after the e-government agenda. McFadden, a parliamentary secretary at the Cabinet Office, was elected as the MP for Wolverhampton South East in... [31 May 2006]
E-minister asks for industry advice on online trade laws
News UK e-minister Patricia Hewitt is today expected to call for industry consultation over the European Union's controversial plans for online trading laws. DTI minister Hewitt is thought to favour arbitration rather than legislation and supports the... [12 Apr 2000]
Leader: Why we don't need an ecommerce minister
Leader The Department of Trade and Industry - where the minister is based - has been renamed the Department for Productivity, Energy and Industry. After all we don't have ministers for accountancy or human resources, so do we really need a minister for... [12 May 2005]
Blair reshuffle sidelines ecommerce minister
News The UK's ecommerce minister, Stephen Timms, has been moved to a role in the Treasury as a result of last week's Cabinet reshuffle by Prime Minister Tony Blair. Timms took over the role of minister for ecommerce and competitiveness at the Department... [15 Sep 2004]
