§ Nick HarveyTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what the level of take up of digital television services has been from 1998 to the date for which the most recent figures are available. [46916]
§ Dr. HowellsThese are the figures from December 1998 to December 2001 for digital television uptake, based on subscriber figures supplied by platform operators.
Date per cent TV Households which are digital 31 December 98 0.9 per cent 31 March 99 2.2 per cent 30 June 99 3.9 per cent 30 September 99 7.0 per cent 31 December 99 11.1 per cent 30 March 00 18.0 per cent 30 June 00 19.4 per cent 30 September 00 22.5 per cent 31 December 00 26.8 per cent 31 March 01 30.0 per cent 30 June 01 32.5 per cent 30 September 01 34.7 per cent 31 December 01 36.6 per cent