David Hirst Archives

Debate Pack

Superfast Broadband Rollout: WH Debate 24 June 2015

Friday, 19 June, 2015

This debate pack has been prepared for the Westminster Hall debate on Superfast broadband rollout on Wednesday 24 June at 2.30pm. It sets out the current situation with regard to broadband access and coverage and provides an overview of the Government’s broadband policy for the UK. It focuses on the delivery of broadband targets and funding in England as the devolved administrations have their own delivery programmes. In addition, appendices found at the bottom of this page provide detailed data on broadband speeds and superfast availability by region and parliamentary constituency, including maps.
Insight

Regulating the web, the Open Internet and Net Neutrality

Wednesday, 20 May, 2015
Research Briefing

Regulating the web: The open internet and net neutrality

Monday, 18 May, 2015

Net neutrality is the concept that all information and services should have equal and open access online without regard to content, destination or source. Both net neutrality—and the associated concept of the ‘open internet’—are considered to be founding principles of the World Wide Web. Concerns that Internet Service Providers (ISPs) are looking to circumvent net neutrality principles—deciding how fast data will be transmitted and at what quality—have led to campaigns to explicitly legislate for net neutrality. Without net neutrality campaigners fear a two-tiered service with fast and slow lanes could develop. In the past few years, the EU and other countries have attempted to explicitly legislate to ensure Internet Service Providers (ISPs) operate in a net neutral fashion.
Research Briefing

UK Fishing Quota Agreements for 2015

Monday, 22 December, 2014

This House of Commons Library Standrad Note summarises the negotiations and decisions taken over UK fishing quota agreements for 2015 made under the reformed Common Fisheries Policy.
Research Briefing

Serious Crime Bill

Thursday, 18 December, 2014

This Bill would make changes aimed to strengthen the law on the recovery of the proceeds of crime. It would make amendments to the Computer Misuse Act 1990 to update existing offences. It would also provide for a new offence of participating in the activities of an organised crime group and make changes to Serious Crime Prevention Orders and gang injunctions. The Bill would provide for the seizure and forfeiture of substances used as drug-cutting agents. It would also amend the offence of child cruelty, create a new offence relating to the possession of ‘paedophile manuals’ and amend the law on Female Genital Mutilation. The Bill would create a new offence of unauthorised possession of a knife or other offensive weapon in prison and confer extra-territorial jurisdiction on the courts in respect of certain terrorism offences.
Insight

Public forest estate sell-off – what next?

Monday, 08 December, 2014
- Insight
- Environment
Research Briefing

The Forestry Commission and the sale of public forests in England

Monday, 01 December, 2014

This note sets out information on the sale of public forests managed by the Forestry Commission
Research Briefing

Online safety: Content filtering by UK Internet Service Providers (ISPs)

Friday, 21 November, 2014

This a research paper summarising government policy on the introduction of internet filters iby UK Internet Service Providers
Research Briefing

Household Safety (Carbon Monoxide Detectors) Bill [Bill 26 of 2014-15]

Wednesday, 10 September, 2014

Carbon monoxide is an invisible, tasteless and odourless gas. This Private Member's Bill aims to introduce a requirement that a functioning carbon monoxide detector must be installed in all newly built and all rented residential properties.
Insight

Broadband in the UK: Super-Fast, Faster, Fastest?

Tuesday, 02 September, 2014
- Insight
- Technology

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