Whilst certain folks might have mistakenly thought that the concerns surrounding INCA were subsiding, the opposite is of course the case.
The Noble Lord, Lord Laird continues to provide vital Parliamentary scrutiny service to the Nation with the net of enquiry now expanding to include the wider BDUK initiative and the relationships and agendas of Senior [...]
INCA
Digital Britain PQ PS
End of the INCA Trail
It has been a most unexpected journey along the INCA Trail from what started out in September 2009 as merely a minor, routine enquiry to BIS Civil Servants, initially Andy Carter and latterly Simon Towler and Sam Sharps.
The concern expressed to BIS Civil Servants centred on the apparent scope creep of INCA and the worrying [...]
Lifting the INCA Fog?
A helpful and most enlightening FoIA response from BIS Deputy Director Information Economy:
1 Victoria Street
London SW1H 0ET
Sam.sharps@bis.gsi.gov.uk
BIS Ref: 10/1433
Your Ref:
13 July 2010
Dear Mr Jarvis
Thank you for your email of 23 June in which you requested information about the Independent Networks Co-operative Association.
You asked:
We request you to inform us with minimum delay a complete list of [...]
INCA Sponsors, CBN Members
UPDATE: A further PQ that slipped through the net:
Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government what due diligence was carried out by officials at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills into the reasons for the departures of Malcolm Corbett and Shaun Fensom from Poptel Ltd and The Phone Co-op Ltd before grants were paid [...]
Third Sector and INCA
The relentless quest for transparency and openness surrounding CBN and INCA, championed by The Noble Lord, Lord Laird, continues apace.
Today’s PQs focus on Third Sector matters.
Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to pay compensation in response to claims made by co-operatives, housing associations, charities, communities and other organisations that have funded [...]
Further PQs
On what is rumoured to be the day of INCA AGM, The Noble Lord, Lord Laird continues with his relentless quest for openness and transparency regarding the use of Taxpayers Money:
Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government which departments, agencies and other organisations were requested by an official of the Department for Business, Innovation and [...]
Transparent Roadshows?
A further two Parliamentary Questions from the Noble Lord, Lord Laird regarding INCA and seeking clarity concerning those behind or associated with the scheme.
Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will ask the National Audit Office to investigate the procurement of contracts entered into by Accelerate Nottingham and the management of broadband services [...]
SINCA
Further PQs from the Noble Lord Lord Laird, narrowing in on matters of National Interest and value for Taxpayers Money.
Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the official record of a meeting on 30 March led by Guy Jarvis to discuss future broadband delivery with the Head of Broadband Policy and Programmes at the Department for Business, [...]
Titanic Threads Come Together
Icebergs typically show a 10% tip visible, with the remaining 90% hidden out of sight – until contact is made as SS Titanic discovered in 1912.
So proceed the PQs of The Noble Lord, Lord Laird, on the subject of INCA, those behind that scheme and wider matters of National Interest concerning the future of broadband [...]
PQs Close in on INCA
A couple more PQs of the jigsaw from The Noble Lord, Lord Laird:
Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government what procurement process was employed by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills to ensure transparency in issuing the contract to Independent Networks Cooperative Association Ltd to license the four NextGen Roadshow one-day events; how many [...]