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The Weekly Round-Up: 25.09.09
Round-Up This week Timms said: "The levy on telephone lines - 50p a month… will be in the finance bill which I'm also responsible for at the Treasury and my aim is that we should legislate for that this side of the general election. [25 Sep 2009]
Digital Britain fibre tax 'to be law before next general election'
News Stephen Timms, Minister for Digital Britain and financial secretary to the Treasury, said the government is committed to making its £6 per year tax on landlines law to pay for rolling out next-gen broadband in the UK. [23 Sep 2009]
Digital Britain: Treasury's Timms set to be next broadband ambassador?
News Junior minister Stephen Timms is set to assume responsibility for implementing the Digital Britain plan, according to a report in The Guardian. Timms, currently financial secretary to the Treasury, will... [04 Aug 2009]
Does superfast broadband Britain stink of sewage?
News The UK's competitiveness minister, Stephen Timms, has said ultra fast broadband is going to be a key technology to drive future growth of the economy. Not a plague of rabid rats but superfast broadband. [23 Jan 2008]
Fire service IT project delayed and £70m over budget
News Speaking at the time Stephen Timms, minister for competitiveness and former chief secretary to the Treasury, spoke of a commitment to reduce overspend on IT projects. An IT system to underpin England's new fire control... [07 Jan 2008]
Broadband summit: Speed is the key
News Ultra fast broadband is going to be a key technology to drive future growth of the UK economy, the competitiveness minister, Stephen Timms, has said. Timms was speaking after chairing a broadband summit... [27 Nov 2007]
Computer games 'can help plug IT skills gap'
News Young people need to become more enthused about science subjects and the possibilities of a career in IT to make the UK more competitive in the future, according to Stephen Timms, minister for competitiveness. [22 Oct 2007]
Ofcom consults on next generation access
News The Broadband Stakeholder Group, an industry lobbying association, recently stated it wants to see an NGA rollout begin within the next two years, and government minister Stephen Timms also weighed into the debate a week... [27 Sep 2007]
UK minister dreaming of a high fibre diet
News Stephen Timms, minister for competitiveness and formerly the UK's ecommerce minister, has made a speech in which he warned of the danger of falling behind other countries in broadband speeds. Timms said:... [19 Sep 2007]
Treasury: Gov IT projects' overspend must end
News Stephen Timms, chief secretary to the Treasury and the former minister for ecommerce, said: "It's absolutely essential we manage public spending. But one central government chief information officer had a different view... [15 May 2007]
The Weekly Round-Up: 04.05.07
Round-Up Teresa Timms from Visit Cornwall told one of the big papers: "Cornish tourism depends heavily on the internet for bookings. Think Cornwall and you may think about ice creams, cider and probably thick-crust meat and... [04 May 2007]
Skimming scares off cash machine users
News Lloyds TSB internet and ATM director Matthew Timms said in a statement: "There are over two billion ATM cash withdrawals every year and while the vast majority of these are problem free, there is no room for complacency. [17 Mar 2006]
Lloyds TSB tests anti-phishing hardware
News Matthew Timms, Lloyds TSB internet banking director, told silicon.com: "This is the first large-scale pilot of its kind in the UK. The Vasco tokens cost between £2 and £5 but Timms would not give the... [14 Oct 2005]
Job applicants to face ID card checks
News DWP minister Stephen Timms said in a parliamentary written answer: "Detailed work is being undertaken on how the department will make use of checking the biometric identities of individuals. Some of the UK's biggest... [26 Sep 2005]
Lloyds TSB offers online customers free PC security check
News Matthew Timms, internet banking director at Lloyds TSB, said in a statement: "Although most people realise the importance of installing anti-virus software and keeping it updated, many don't get around to doing it or buy... [26 Sep 2005]
