UK Internet Governance Forum

Derek Wyatt
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills if he will publish the financial reports of the UK Internet Governance Forum for each year since its inception.

Mr. Timms
The UK Internet Governance Forum does not have a budget, its activities being sponsored by various UK stakeholders. It does not prepare annual financial reports.

Derek Wyatt
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills who decided on the membership of the UK Internet Governance Forum; and by what mechanisms members are nominated to that Forum.

Mr. Timms
Participation in the UK Internet Governance Forum is voluntary. Any organisation or individual who wishes to participate in its activities may do so.

Derek Wyatt
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills if he will publish records of the meetings of the executive of the UK Internet Governance Forum.

Mr. Timms
The UK Internet Governance Forum does not have an executive body.

Derek Wyatt
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many meetings the UK Internet Governance Forum has had since its inception.

Mr. Timms
The UK Internet Governance Forum has had five meetings since its launch on 6 March 2008.

Derek Wyatt
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills who the members are of the UK Internet Governance Forum executive committee; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Timms
The UK Internet Governance Forum does not have an executive committee. The “dot.uk” registry, Nominet, takes the lead in organising UK IGF events and its communications with stakeholders (including a website www.ukigf.org.uk) working with other UK private sector stakeholders, BIS, my right hon. Friend the Member for Cardiff, South and Penarth (Alun Michael) as lead parliamentarian, and non-governmental organisations such as NSPCC, APC, Childnet and the Children's Coalition.

Derek Wyatt
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what the remit is of the UK Internet Governance Forum.

Mr. Timms
The remit of the UK Internet Governance Forum is:

(i) to provide a platform for UK stakeholders in the internet, including business, civil society, parliamentarians, Government, academia and users, to consult and prepare for the annual global UN Internet Governance Forum (IGF);

(ii) for the stakeholders who attended the previous annual global IGF to disseminate outputs and information to non-participants; and

(iii) to help increase awareness of IGF activities and of the value of participation in the global, multi-stakeholder, non-decision-making IGF.