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The Weekly Round-Up: Beam me up, Siri

...Twitter ban: We shall fight them on the beaches - and in the House of Commons... The spirit of Winston Churchill was recently invoked by MPs... Read more

21 October, 2011 by The Round-Up

Apple iPads backed for House of Commons

...MPs should be able to use Apple iPads and tweet in the House of Commons, according to a parliamentary committee. Politicians ought to be allowed... Read more

25 March, 2011 by Nick Heath

MPs get green light for iPad and Twitter

...MPs should be able to use tablet devices and smartphones in House of Commons debates, a parliamentary committee has recommended. A parliamentary report has... Read more

25 March, 2011 by Tom Espiner

MPs call for order on iPads and tablets

...relax the rules on letting mobile computers such as iPads inside the House of Commons chamber. The review by the procedure committee — the body that... Read more

31 January, 2011 by Nick Heath

CSC contracts could cost NHS more to cancel than keep

...the north, midlands and east of England, Connelly told MPs on the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee on Monday. "Potentially, if you ask me... Read more

24 May, 2011 by Tom Espiner
Free Apple iPads for MPs go under debate

Free Apple iPads for MPs go under debate

...com. Once the iPad trial is complete, the committee will advise the House of Commons commission on whether tablet PCs should be issued to MPs... Read more

16 February, 2011 by Nick Heath

Government announces migration cap from 2011

...set to come in to force from April 2011. Speaking in the House of Commons on Wednesday, home secretary Theresa May said: "We have worked... Read more

25 November, 2010 by Natasha Lomas

Winston Churchill helps MPs defeat Twitter ban

...MPs voted against a motion that would have banned tweeting inside the House of Commons but not before some heated debate on the merits of... Read more

17 October, 2011 by Nick Heath

Free Apple iPads on the cards for MPs

...com. Once the iPad trial is complete, the committee will advise the House of Commons commission on whether tablet PCs should be issued to MPs... Read more

15 February, 2011 by Nick Heath

Greens: Parliament e-voting would save £30k per week

...The division bell is used to call MPs to vote in the House of Commons. When it sounds, MPs have eight minutes to get from... Read more

26 November, 2010 by Ben Woods

Apple iPad: MPs weigh up Commons role for tablet PCs

...respond. Could the Apple iPad soon be a common sight at the House of Commons dispatch box?(Photo credit: James Martin/CNET) Far from mobile... Read more

28 January, 2011 by Nick Heath

DVLA driver data-sharing project delayed by costs

...negotiations between the government and insurers, roads minister Michael Penning told the House of Commons on Thursday. "Some 18 months ago I made a speech... Read more

24 February, 2012 by Tom Espiner

Quotes of the year: From Steve Jobs' impact to why architects are the Britneys of IT

...the procedure committee, agitating for iPad use to be sanctioned in the House of Commons "It's common knowledge that the human brain is incapable... Read more

19 December, 2011 by Natasha Lomas

Government unveils £100m for urban broadband

...10 cities, including the capitals of all four nations," Osborne told the House of Commons. Apart from Edinburgh, London, Belfast and Cardiff, up to six... Read more

29 November, 2011 by David Meyer

PCeU to be rolled into National Crime Agency

...the Police Central e-Crime Unit," Brokenshire told ZDNet UK at the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee enquiry into cybercrime on Monday. "How... Read more

15 November, 2011 by Tom Espiner

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