Political Monitor 29/03/2018

Broadband Government Response to new fibre business rates relief consultation Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG) has published Government’s response to its consultation on the implementation of fibre rates relief as specified in the...

Political Monitor 23/03/2018

Broadband DCMS questions During Oral Questions to DCMS, Digital Minister Margot James MP responded to questions on superfast broadband on behalf of Government: She highlighted the changes made to the national planning policy framework which propose that local...

Political Monitor 16/03/2018

Broadband National Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme announced The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond MP has announced a Nationwide Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme (GBVS) which will provide vouchers of up to £3000 for business, and £500 for residential...

Political Monitor 09/03/2018

Broadband Oral Questions for the Church Commissioners on broadband Dame Caroline Spelman MP (Con), the Church Estates Commissioner represented the Church Commissioners during oral questions where she was pressed on the plans of the Church of England to make its...

Political Monitor 02/03/2018

Broadband BEIS Committee questions former NIC chair on infrastructure projects Lord Adonis, who resigned as Chair of the National Infrastructure Commission in December 2017, gave evidence to the BEIS inquiry on the Government’s Industrial Strategy. Adonis was critical...

Political Monitor 23/02/2018

Broadband Ofcom announces measures to boost fibre broadband Ofcom has announced today a number of measured designed to boost the roll-out of full fibre broadband through ‘halving’ the upfront cost of building ultrafast networks. The draft statement is in response to...