Political Monitor 12/10/2018

Online Safety Ministerial statement on Contingent Liability for the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) as the Age Verification Regulator On the 10th October, Margot James laid a Departmental Minute before Parliament, stating that DCMS has received approval...

Political Monitor 05/10/2018

Conservative Party Conference Jeremy Wright hints at regulation Following a number of new policy announcements from Labour last week, including the idea of a Digital Bill of Rights, this week it was the Conservatives who outlined several new funding pledges and...

Political Monitor 28/09/2018

Labour Party Conference Fringe Events Labour’s Digital Green Paper Shadow Digital Minister, Liam Byrne MP, is driving a new digital green paper, described as the “people’s plan for digital” which will be published in the next 2-3 months. The paper will cover a wide...

Political Monitor 21/09/2018

Cyber Security DCMS launches annual Cyber Security Breaches Survey DCMS have launched the Government’s Annual Cyber Security Survey 2019. The findings will inform Government policy on cyber security and how the Government works with industry. Ipsos MORI has been...

Political Monitor 14/09/2018

Broadband Parliamentary Questions Bill Grant MP, asked whether Government there was a timetable in place for the £190 million budget allocated to the roll-out of full-fibre broadband. Margot James responded that the fund will be allocated directly to local bodies, to...

Political Monitor 07/09/2018

Broadband Lane Rental Guidance published The Department for Transport (DfT) have published guidance to local highway authorities on how to design and implement lane rental schemes including a new calculator for assessing the costs and benefits of schemes. This follows...