§ The Earl of Northeskasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many United Kingdom-based small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) had websites on the Internet on (a) 1 May 1997, (b) 1 May 1998; and (c) 1 May 1999. [HL719]
§ Lord Sainsbury of TurvilleInformation available within the department shows that there has been a steady increase in the number of UK companies with websites over the past three years. DTI research indicates that 150,000 SMEs had websites in spring 1997. This figure rose to 175,000 in spring 1998; and 450,000 in spring 1999.