Briefings on Digital Economy Bill

Dear Mr Mabbett

Thank you for your request for information of 29 May.

Policy development on the Digital Economy Bill has been shared between the
Department for Culture, Media and Sport and the Department for Business,
Innovation and Skills (BIS).

Between the two departments, BIS held the lead on the issue raised in your
request.

I would therefore suggest that I transfer your request to BIS for
response, as long as you are in agreement. (As far as I am aware BIS had
not received a similar request from you, although it has been difficult to
confirm this with various BIS staff absent today).

It would be very helpful if you could confirm whether you are content for
the case to be transferred. I will be on leave until at least Monday, so
please copy my colleague Stephen Bell ([1][email address])
into your response to help ensure your request is dealt with as quickly as
possible.

Yours sincerely

Daniel Halpern

Freedom of Information Team

DCMS

020 7211 6919

From: Andy Mabbett [mailto:[FOI #36263 email]]

Sent: 29 May 2010 18:24

To: FOI

Subject: Freedom of Information request - Briefings on Digital Economy
Bill

Dear Friends,

In the House of Commons debate on the Digital Economy Bill on 6

April 2010, Sion Simon (at the time, Parliamentary Under-Secretary

of State for Creative Industries) said:

"We should, however, be very careful that the Bill does not have

the unintended consequence of bringing about the end of public

wi-fi. I was assured by the experts in the various Departments

involved in this legislation that there were clearly existing

technical measures that made it perfectly possible to run public

wi-fi with these measures.

"I do not claim to know what the technical measures are, but when I

am told that they exist, I take it in good faith that they do

exist..."

http://www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?i...

Please provide me with all briefing papers or other documents (or

the minutes of meetings) which constituted such assurances.

As a supplementary request, please also provide any additional

documents which describe the nature of such measures, and indicate

whether or not they were provided to Mr Simon.

If any of these documents are already on-line, please provide

specific URLs.

Yours faithfully,

Andy Mabbett

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Dear Mr Mabbett

Thank you for your very helpful response. I can confirm that the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills have agreed to take on your freedom of information request.

The official who will provide a response is Mike Klym. Should you wish to contact him, his email address is [email address].

I will close down the case on DCMS' system, but if you have any other queries please feel free to contact me.

Daniel Halpern
Freedom of Information Team
DCMS
020 7211 6919

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BIS ref: 10/1333

Dear Mr Mabbett,

Thank you for your request for information which was received on 10 June.
Your request has been passed on to the appropriate official at the
Department of Business, Innovation and Skills to deal with.

Best wishes,
Information Rights Unit

Information Rights Unit | Department for Business, Innovation & Skills |
Bay 351, 66-74 Victoria Street, London, SW1E 6SW | [1]www.bis.gov.uk

The Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS) is building a
dynamic and competitive UK economy by creating the conditions for business
success; promoting innovation, enterprise and science; and giving everyone
the skills and opportunities to succeed. To achieve this we will foster
world-class universities and promote an open global economy. BIS -
Investing in our future

From: Andy Mabbett [mailto:[FOI #36263 email]]

Sent: 29 May 2010 18:24

To: FOI

Subject: Freedom of Information request - Briefings on Digital
Economy
Bill

Dear Friends,

In the House of Commons debate on the Digital Economy Bill on 6

April 2010, Sion Simon (at the time, Parliamentary Under-Secretary

of State for Creative Industries) said:

"We should, however, be very careful that the Bill does not have

the unintended consequence of bringing about the end of public

wi-fi. I was assured by the experts in the various Departments

involved in this legislation that there were clearly existing

technical measures that made it perfectly possible to run public

wi-fi with these measures.

"I do not claim to know what the technical measures are, but when
I

am told that they exist, I take it in good faith that they do

exist..."

[2]http://www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?i...

Please provide me with all briefing papers or other documents (or

the minutes of meetings) which constituted such assurances.

As a supplementary request, please also provide any additional

documents which describe the nature of such measures, and indicate

whether or not they were provided to Mr Simon.

If any of these documents are already on-line, please provide

specific URLs.

Yours faithfully,

Andy Mabbett

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<<FOI 10 1333 Reply to mabbett on wi-fi and the DEA final.doc>>

Dear Mr Mabbett

pse find attached a reply to your FOI request

Regards

Mike Klym
CCI/BIS
[email address]
020 7215 4165

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