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RSS ministerMinister 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... [27 Nov 2007]
Minister 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... [16 Mar 2000]
E-minister in 'cash for e-SME' regeneration game
News Speaking at the launch of the third annual ecommerce awards for small businesses in London this week, e-minister Patricia Hewitt praised the £136,000 prize fund, claiming it will help boost technology deployment among... [29 Jan 2001]
Shadow DTI minister attacks ecommerce proposals
News Alan Duncan, the shadow DTI minister, has urged the government to lighten its ecommerce legislation at a cryptography conference in central London. Duncan was among a host of high-profile speakers, including his... [23 Sep 1999]
Will's Web Watch: Playing cards with the Iraqi information minister
Comment Iraqi Information Minister Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf is evidence of both. Comical Ali, as the minister was dubbed, has become the driving force for much of this ecommerce boon - with his face and famous... [17 Apr 2003]
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... [11 Apr 2000]
An e-minister abroad (part 4): Bangalore - bumpy buses and cold beer
News The minister and her team have been downgraded from the luxury of the High Commissioner's Rolls Royce to a tour bus proudly displaying the Union Jack sellotaped to the windscreen. The local press coverage has also been... [03 Nov 2000]
MP calls for Internet Cabinet minister
News The UK government must appoint a Cabinet minister for the Internet, according to one back-bench MP. An eMinister in the Department of Trade & Industry seems mad to me," said Derek Wyatt, joint chairman of the All... [23 Sep 1999]
Cabinet minister's laptop stolen
News The PC, which was lost on Saturday, contained details of the Cabinet minister's constituency work, and some "restricted information", according to a spokesperson for the department for communities and local government. [18 Jun 2008]
Broadband Britain: e-minister reveals cunning plan
News But e-minister Douglas Alexander is set to spell out precisely what action the government intends to take to encourage the adoption of broadband in his speech in Cambridge later this evening (Tuesday). [06 Nov 2001]
UK minister urges small firms to wake up to ecommerce
News Finance Minister, Barbara Roche, said on Friday that UK competitiveness is at risk because small businesses in the UK are close the bottom of the international league tables in the use of ecommerce. Speaking at an... [13 Jun 1999]
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... [11 Jun 2001]
UK minister bullish over IT revamp
News Despite Westminster's unenviable reputation for missing IT deadlines, public services minister, Peter Kilfoyle remains confident they will meet the deadlines. The UK government has set ambitious targets for modernising... [31 May 1999]
UK minister answers Mandelson ecommerce jibes
News 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... [27 Jul 1999]
This time in '99: MP calls for UK Net minister
News In September, an e-minister and an e-envoy were appointed to look after this growing area of concern for Blair's government. Labour MP, Derek Wyatt is calling on the UK government to create a minister... [23 Feb 2000]
