§ 43. Barbara FollettTo ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what plans his Department has to harmonise Government website addresses. [85945]
§ Mr. AlexanderAs outlined in my answer to my hon. Friend in June all central Government Departments use the .gov.uk domain name.
A Domain Naming Approvals Committee oversees the approval of every domain name request. Requesting Departments and the Committee are steered on eligibility by guidelines and standard conventions.
The Office of Government Commerce (managers of the.gov.uk domain name) and the Office of the e-Envoy have agreed to establish a working party and early in the new year will conduct a formal review of the naming guidelines and how they are applied.