§ Mr. WhittingdaleTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what is the(a) total number and (b) percentage of (i) homes and (ii) businesses in the UK that have broadband access. [44784]
§ Ms HewittA map showing availability of broadband services in the UK was contained in the UK Online annual report 2001. The report states that 60–65 per cent. of the population (equating to around 15 million households) is now covered by at least one affordable broadband technology.
Oftel have reported that there were some 350,000 subscribers to ADSL and cable modem services as at 25 January 2002.
697WDTI's Business in the Information Age International Benchmarking Report 2001 provides information on the information and communication technologies used by businesses.
Copies of these documents have been placed in the Libraries of the House.