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Stephen Timms is new e-commerce minister

Douglas Alexander, who was appointed as e-commerce minister last year, was moved to the Cabinet Office on Wednesday... Read more

29 May, 2002 by Graeme Wearden

E-commerce minister reshuffled to Treasury

The UK's e-commerce minister, Stephen Timms, has been moved to a role in the... Read more

15 September, 2004 by Andy McCue

Government unveils broadband master plan

...will play a major role in closing the high-speed digital divide. E-commerce minister Stephen Timms has told ZDNet UK that the creation of... Read more

31 July, 2003 by Graeme Wearden

E-commerce minister chases digital dragon

The e-commerce minister, Stephen Timms, has embarked on a visit to the Far... Read more

9 July, 2002 by Graeme Wearden

E-commerce minister: No rural broadband subsidies

...haves and have-nots. In an exclusive interview with ZDNet UK, the e-commerce minister Stephen Timms said he supported the decision of his predecessor... Read more

24 June, 2002 by Graeme Wearden

Q&A: E-commerce minister on BT, Wi-Fi and competition

...and BT won't be allowed to dominate Wi-Fi, says the e-commerce minister Read more

24 June, 2002 by Graeme Wearden

Q&A: E-commerce minister on broadband rollout

Stephen Timms, MP for East Ham, was appointed e-commerce minister last month. In one of his first interviews since starting... Read more

24 June, 2002 by Graeme Wearden

New e-commerce minister is broadband believer

Stephen Timms MP, appointed as the UK's e-commerce minister on Wednesday, has a long track record when it comes... Read more

30 May, 2002 by Graeme Wearden

Government urges BT to cut ADSL costs

The UK's e-commerce minister, backed by the government's Broadband Stakeholder Group, has called... Read more

26 September, 2001 by Graeme Wearden

Alexander warned over broadband complacency

AOL has warned the new e-commerce minister that Britain is still facing big problems in the rollout... Read more

25 June, 2001 by Graeme Wearden

Broadband Britain moves slowly forward

...the connections in July, up from 5.9 per cent in June. E-commerce minister Stephen Timms commented: "Today's figures show that still more... Read more

19 September, 2002 by Graham Hayday

Government clears way for public Wi-Fi hot spots

...access "hot spots" around the country. The move by the recently appointed e-Commerce Minister, Stephen Timms, follows a four-month consultation by the Radiocommunications... Read more

11 June, 2002 by Matthew Broersma

Beyond Bricks offers aid to entrepreneurs

...assistance they need to turn their ideas into successful, sustainable businesses, said e-commerce minister Douglas Alexander. Among the services that Beyond Bricks will offer... Read more

27 September, 2001 by Wendy McAuliffe

Wider role for e-commerce minister

Patricia Hewitt keeps the e-minister title, but new boy Douglas Alexander will promote e-commerce and universal banking Read more

19 June, 2001 by Graeme Wearden

E-commerce minister proposes online voting

The e-commerce minister Douglas Alexander yesterday (Thursday) announced his intention to make online... Read more

26 October, 2001 by Wendy McAuliffe

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