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BT strike ballot to go ahead after pay deadline missed

...last year, plus an annual bonus of £1.2m. Ex-Labour minister Patricia Hewitt, a non-executive director at BT, gets £128k a year for... Read more

7 June, 2010

ZDNet UK News interviews e-Minister Patricia Hewitt

...access to the woman behind the government's Internet policy -- e-Minister Patricia Hewitt. The government seems to have fallen seriously in love with the... Read more

18 February, 2000 by Jane Wakefield

Wider role for e-commerce minister

...Alexander will have a slightly wider range of duties than his predecessor Patricia Hewitt, who has been promoted to secretary of state for trade and... Read more

19 June, 2001 by Graeme Wearden

Douglas Alexander takes on e-minister role

...and competitiveness. The announcement was made late on Monday night. Alexander replaces Patricia Hewitt, who has been promoted to Trade and Industry secretary. Alexander ran... Read more

12 June, 2001 by Graeme Wearden

New e-minister named

...and competitiveness. The announcement was made late on Monday night. Alexander replaces Patricia Hewitt, who has been promoted to Trade and Industry secretary. Alexander ran... Read more

12 June, 2001 by Graeme Wearden

e-Minister rushes to defend BT and Oftel

...s Jane Wakefield boarded a train to Leicester with the e-Minister Patricia Hewitt to discuss BT, the local loop and those comments made by... Read more

18 February, 2000 by Jane Wakefield

Jane Wakefield: Is it 1984, or just Lord of the Flies?

The e-Minister Patricia Hewitt was at it again this week, full of earnest intentions about... Read more

27 September, 1999 by Jane Wakefield

News Burst: Cheap Net access top of gov't agenda

...the top of the government's e-agenda according to e-Minister Patricia Hewitt. Speaking at the Scrambling for Safety Conference Thursday, the UK's... Read more

23 September, 1999 by Jane Wakefield

UK's poorest families still avoiding the Net

...more than one reason for not being online. On Monday, e-minister Patricia Hewitt announced the creation of a Digital Inclusion Panel. It will work... Read more

17 December, 2003 by Graeme Wearden

E-minister sees lower broadband prices ahead

...paying less for a high-speed Internet connection, according to e-minister Patricia Hewitt. Speaking on Monday, Hewitt -- who is also secretary of state for... Read more

15 December, 2003 by Graeme Wearden

Millions take time off to watch the World Cup

...the worst possible day to be genuinely ill. Trade and Industry Secretary Patricia Hewitt urged firms to take a "flexible" approach to working hours to... Read more

7 June, 2002 by Andrew Swinton

HP opens UK Cooltown for digital nomads

...next generation of retail e-commerce, travel and office practices. Opened by Patricia Hewitt MP, secretary of state for trade and industry, the £7m centre... Read more

22 January, 2002 by Rupert Goodwins

Union takes BT spin-off row to government

...its workforce. According to union officials, a meeting between the CWU and Patricia Hewitt -- the secretary of state of the DTI -- will take place within... Read more

3 September, 2001 by Graeme Wearden

Rupert Goodwins' Diary

Tuesday 12/06/2001 With Patricia Hewitt getting the nod as Trade and Industry Secretary, the much-coveted... Read more

15 June, 2001 by Rupert Goodwins

New e-minister lacks technology clout

...A spokesperson said she had never heard of him, but noted that Patricia Hewitt, who previously held the post, seemed to "do a good job... Read more

12 June, 2001 by Graeme Wearden and Matt Loney

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