UK minister gets his IT head round a Mars Bar

Ed Vaizey, who runs the unwieldily titled Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, set out his digital properties for the UK parliament for the next five years.

And he said the impact of IT on the UK economy is a bit like a Mars Bars, which helps you “work, rest and play”.

He said the government wants to make it easier for people to shop online, and across borders too and to scrap unnecessary burdens which stop businesses and start ups from doing business throughout the European Union.