Internet, Communications and Technology APPG
First Registered: 30/07/2015 • Last updated on: 27/01/2021
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To further understanding of policy issues affecting the internet, communications and technology sectors between parliamentarians, the industry, consumer groups, academia and other relevant and diverse stakeholders.
1. British space tech transforms education for 34,000 students in Africa
27/12/2018 - UK Space Agency
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2. Communications Committee Report: Regulating in a Digital World
06/06/2019 - Parliamentary Research
Found: Briefing Lois Catrin Donnelly | 5 June 2019 Communications Committee Report: Regulating in a Digital World
3. Regulating the Internet: Online Harms White Paper
25/04/2019 - Parliamentary Research
Found: Jess Sargeant | 25 April 2019 Regulating the Internet: Online Harms White Paper Debate on 30 April 2019
4. Margot James speech on Safer Internet Day
05/02/2019 - Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
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5. Plans announced to introduce new laws for internet connected devices
01/05/2019 - Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
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Found: Plans announced to introduce new laws for internet connected devices - GOV.UK
1. Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) Bill
24/02/2021 - Commons Chamber
1: the UK’s digital infrastructure providers, our internet service providers and our mobile network operators - Speech Link
2: further potential changes to the electronic communications code has now been published. We will carefully - Speech Link
3: avoid contradictions between this Bill and the Communications Act 2003. We welcome that, but we are concerned - Speech Link
2. Regulating in a Digital World (Communications Committee Report)
12/06/2019 - Lords Chamber
1: this House takes note of the Report from the Communications Committee Regulating in a digital world (2nd - Speech Link
2: introduce this debate on the report of the Communications Committee. I do so as chairman of that committee - Speech Link
3. Internet of Things: Regulation
03/10/2019 - Westminster Hall
1: That this House has considered regulating the internet of things.It is a pleasure to serve under - Speech Link
4. Online Harms White Paper
30/04/2019 - Lords Chamber
1: and a world first. For many people nowadays, the internet is an integral part of daily life. However, illegal - Speech Link
2: for the debate last week on advertising and the internet. It came out of the same stable as the White Paper - Speech Link
3: rehearsal for this debate when we discussed the Communications Committee report UK Advertising in a Digital - Speech Link
5. Catfishing and Social Media
18/07/2017 - Westminster Hall
1: Catfishing is a growing phenomenon. The internet has brought about many positive changes, but it - Speech Link
6. Growing up with the Internet (Communications Committee Report)
07/11/2017 - Lords Chamber
1: of the Report from the Communications Committee Growing up with the internet (2nd Report, Session 2016–17 - Speech Link
2: My Lords, as the chairman of your Lordships’ Communications Committee when this report was published, it - Speech Link
7. Prisons (Interference with Wireless Telegraphy) Bill
06/07/2018 - Commons Chamber
1: our prison receptions.However, just as technology can be harnessed for illicit ends, we can also - Speech Link
2: legislation.Under the 2012 Act, public communications providers can become involved in interference - Speech Link
3: revenue, such as when they are used to maintain communications with crime networks and drug smugglers outside - Speech Link
8. Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) Bill
02/06/2020 - Lords Chamber
1: compensation under the terms of the Electronic Communications Code where a court has made a Part 4A order - Speech Link
2: any loss or damage comes from. The Electronic Communications Code uses exactly the language we have replicated - Speech Link
3: consistent with the rest of the Electronic Communications Code. With that reassurance and clarification - Speech Link
4: benefit of fibre and the ability to have proper communications. This has been the frustration of operators - Speech Link
5: Government seem to have changed their position on technology. Can the Minister update us on what security - Speech Link
9. Online Anonymity
13/01/2021 - Westminster Hall
1: enough to protect people. What is the impact of the internet being the wild west at home? When children want - Speech Link
2: specialises in not making itself approachable. For a communications company, it is pretty awful at communicating - Speech Link
3: courageous self-expression. We must not forget that the internet and social media applications have many positive - Speech Link
10. Cyber Threats
18/10/2018 - Lords Chamber
1: sets out a pragmatic vision for a free and open internet across the Commonwealth and a shared desire to - Speech Link
2: two attempts to report attempted fraud on the internet. The Government refuse to record it. It is only - Speech Link
3: ensuring safety and security. We must design technology that fits a person’s physical and mental abilities: - Speech Link
asked by: Andrew Rosindell
29/10/2019
... what recent steps he has taken to promote communications technology for development purposes. 2. Meters: Isle of Arran
asked by: Patricia Gibson
04/11/2020
... whether the Data Communications Company has contracts in place for the provision of communications coverage to enable smart meter technology to be installed on the Isle of Arran. 3. Internet: Hate Crime
asked by: Marquess of Lothian
28/06/2019
... in order to tackle online abuse more effectively. 4. Internet: Safety
asked by: Lord Taylor of Warwick
04/07/2019
...To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to regulate technology companies to improve online safety protection measures for children. 5. Internet: Privacy
asked by: Lord Taylor of Warwick
27/01/2020
...To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of Google's "privacy sandbox" technology on market fairness and safety.
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Scottish National Party - Linlithgow and East Falkirk
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Darren Jones MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 01179596545.
Email: darren.jones.mp@parliament.uk
Public Enquiry Point:
Fran O'Leary, Lodestone Communications, PICTFOR c/o Lodestone, Second Home, 68-80 Hanbury Street, London E1 5JQ. Tel: 07980 582 254
Email: admin@pictfor.org.uk
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No benefits in kind are on record for the Internet, Communications and Technology APPG
Financial Benefits Received
Show/Hide21 Jan 2021
Huawei
£6,000
8 Jan 2021
CityFibre
£9,000
15 Dec 2020
Gamma
£6,000
4 Dec 2020
Veremark
£6,000
4 Dec 2020
TikTok
£6,000
26 Nov 2020
SAP
£6,000
27 Oct 2020
£6,000
26 Oct 2020
McKesson
£2,400
31 Jul 2020
Amazon
£6,000
29 Jul 2020
McKesson
£6,000
29 Jul 2020
McKesson
£2,799
24 Jul 2020
CityFibre
£6,000
7 Jul 2020
Jisc
£6,000
29 Jun 2020
£6,000
22 Jun 2020
£6,000
19 Jun 2020
Huawei
£6,000
16 Jun 2020
Huawei
£6,000
15 Jun 2020
£12,000
11 Jun 2020
BT
£6,000
1 Jun 2020
Plexal
£4,800
29 May 2020
Nodes and Links
£6,000
29 May 2020
Agilesphere
£2,400
5 May 2020
Ericsson
£6,000
30 Apr 2020
BT
£6,000
30 Apr 2020
TikTok
£6,000
29 Apr 2020
Fujitsu
£6,000
3 Apr 2020
Arqiva
£6,000
24 Mar 2020
Visa Europe Limited
£12,000
9 Mar 2020
Nominet
£6,000
6 Mar 2020
Access Partnership
£2,400
6 Mar 2020
Internet Association
£6,600
10 Feb 2020
Sky
£9,000
27 Sep 2019
Ericsson
£6,000
6 Aug 2019
Revolut
£2,400
23 Jul 2019
Vel Corp
£6,000
4 Jun 2019
Fujitsu
£6,000
24 May 2019
BAE Systems
£6,000
7 May 2019
Hewlett-Packard LT
£6,000
3 May 2019
Sky
£6,000
28 Mar 2019
Symantec
£6,000
11 Mar 2019
Nominet
£3,000
27 Feb 2019
Amazon
£6,000
11 Feb 2019
Nominet
£6,000
1 Feb 2019
Jisc
£6,000
21 Dec 2018
HP
£6,000
21 Dec 2018
Huawei
£12,000
30 Oct 2018
Visa
£2,040
7 Oct 2018
HP
£6,000
24 Aug 2018
BAE
£6,000
17 Aug 2018
HP
£6,000
13 Aug 2018
techUK
£6,000
10 Aug 2018
Samsung
£6,000
19 Jul 2018
Qinetiq
£6,000
6 Jul 2018
Fujitsu
£6,000
17 May 2018
Huawei
£6,000
10 Apr 2018
£6,000
10 Apr 2018
£6,000
6 Apr 2018
Amazon
£6,000
6 Apr 2018
BT
£6,000
6 Apr 2018
Amazon
£6,000
29 Mar 2018
Symantec
£6,000
28 Mar 2018
Nominet
£9,600
5 Mar 2018
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
£6,000
5 Mar 2018
Jisc
£6,000
27 Feb 2018
Agilesphere
£2,400
31 Jan 2018
FCS
£6,000
30 Jan 2018
ARM
£6,000
26 Jan 2018
Sky
£6,000
1 Jan 2018
Arqiva
£6,000
1 Jan 2018
Nominet
£6,000
22 Dec 2017
Huawei
£10,800
18 Aug 2017
Octopus Investment
£3,000
18 Aug 2017
British Computer Society
£3,219
16 Aug 2017
Nokia
£6,000
11 Aug 2017
Ericsson
£6,000
14 Jul 2017
Dell
£6,000
5 Apr 2017
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
£6,000
20 Mar 2017
Symantec
£6,000
17 Mar 2017
Wireless Infrastructure Group
£6,000
16 Mar 2017
BT
£6,000
1 Mar 2017
Fujitsu
£6,000
28 Feb 2017
Nominet
£6,000
23 Feb 2017
Jisc
£6,000
8 Feb 2017
techUK
£6,000
3 Feb 2017
Arqiva
£6,000
1 Feb 2017
FCS
£6,000
19 Jan 2017
Huawei Technologies
£10,800
13 Jan 2017
Amazon
£6,000
10 Nov 2016
Sky
£3,000
15 Jul 2016
Gartner
£3,000
4 Jul 2016
Amazon
£6,999
2 Jun 2016
BT
£6,000
2 Jun 2016
techUK
£6,000
29 Apr 2016
Ericsson
£6,000
25 Mar 2016
Arqiva
£5,250
14 Mar 2016
Fujitsu
£6,000
4 Mar 2016
Motorola
£6,000
4 Mar 2016
EE
£3,000
29 Feb 2016
Motorola
£6,000
29 Feb 2016
FCS
£6,000
16 Feb 2016
Symantec
£6,000
9 Feb 2016
Nominet
£6,000
22 Jan 2016
Digital Realty
£6,000
21 Jan 2016
Sky
£6,000
18 Jan 2016
Wireless Infrastructure Group
£6,000
13 Jan 2016
Internet Advertising Bureau
£2,400
12 Jan 2016
Nokia
£6,000
25 Nov 2015
Huawei
£10,800
2 Nov 2015
EE
£6,000
23 Oct 2015
BAE Systems Applied Intelligence
£3,000
29 May 2015
Nominet
£1,800
26 May 2015
Nuance
£2,000
30 Apr 2015
Vodafone
£6,000
27 Apr 2015
Ericsson
£6,000
17 Apr 2015
Digital Realty
£6,000
16 Apr 2015
Alcatel Lucent
£6,000
23 Mar 2015
Qualcomm
£4,500
17 Mar 2015
Intellect
£6,000
6 Mar 2015
Motorola
£6,000
5 Mar 2015
BT
£6,000
5 Mar 2015
Symantec
£6,000
3 Mar 2015
Huawei
£6,000
26 Feb 2015
FCS
£6,000
24 Feb 2015
Airwave Solutions
£6,000
13 Feb 2015
FSL (Fujitsu)
£6,000
9 Feb 2015
FIREEYE
£6,000
6 Feb 2015
BSKYB
£5,499
3 Feb 2015
Nominet
£6,000
23 Jan 2015
Samsung
£6,000
22 Jan 2015
Redcentric
£6,000
Former APPG Officers
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Bim Afolami
Vice Chair
Conservative - Hitchin and Harpenden
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 7th August 2020
Credit Unions , Entrepreneurship , Financial Markets and Services , International Conservation , Renewable and Sustainable Energy
Aaron Bell
Vice Chair
Conservative - Newcastle-under-Lyme
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 7th August 2020
Baseball and Softball , Betting and Gaming , Ceramics , Coalfield Communities , Financial Technology , Personal Banking and Fairer Financial Services , Social Media , University
Ruth Edwards
Vice Chair
Conservative - Rushcliffe
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 1st July 2020
Lee Rowley
Vice Chair
Conservative - North East Derbyshire
Joined: 6th June 2018Departed: 1st July 2020
Brain Tumours , Child Contact Centres and Services , Data Analytics , Fracking , Ovarian Cancer
Vicky Ford
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Chelmsford
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 5th November 2019
Bill Grant
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
Joined: 5th November 2019Departed: 5th November 2019
Emma Little Pengelly
Vice Chair
Democratic Unionist Party - Former Member for Belfast South
Joined: 5th November 2019Departed: 5th November 2019
Faisal Rashid
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Warrington South
Joined: 5th November 2019Departed: 5th November 2019
Matt Warman
Officer
Conservative - Boston and Skegness
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 8th May 2019
Nigel Huddleston
Officer
Conservative - Mid Worcestershire
Joined: 3rd June 2016Departed: 2nd May 2017
Calum Kerr
Officer
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
Joined: 3rd June 2016Departed: 2nd May 2017
Neil Carmichael
Officer
Joined: 3rd June 2016Departed: 2nd May 2017
Bangladesh , Commercial Radio , Dark Skies , Hajj and Umrah , Malawi , Mental Health , Morocco , Norway , Pitcairn Islands , Rugby League , Sexual and Reproductive Health in the UK , Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus , Veterans , Zoos and Aquariums
Caroline Ansell
Officer
Conservative - Eastbourne
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 15th February 2017
Conception to Age Two - First 1001 Days , Fisheries , State Pension Inequality for Women
Christopher Chope
Officer
Conservative - Christchurch
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 15th February 2017
Stephen McPartland
Officer
Conservative - Stevenage
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 15th February 2017
Nigel Adams
Officer
Conservative - Selby and Ainsty
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 28th April 2016