asked Her Majesty's Government:

What plans they have to expand the management capacity for country code United Kingdom top civil domain names by Nominet and JANET(UK) for enhanced internet names registration.[HL4495]

The domain name system in the UK is operated by the private sector therefore the Government have no direct formal role in planning the management capacity of the UK country code top-level domain.

Nominet UK, a private not-for-profit company, runs the registry for dot.uk internet domain names: it is responsive to the internet industry through its membership structure and works in the interests of all stakeholders.

JANET(UK) is responsible for the country code dot.gb. This domain is considered dormant. It remains reserved and is unavailable for new registrations in order to avoid potential confusion with the well established dot.uk domain.