HC Deb 06 December 1994 vol 251 c125W
Mrs. Anne Campbell

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what plans he has to provide information via the Internet; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Ian Taylor

The broadband communications Command Paper, published on 22 November, was the first Command Paper to be made available on Internet. DTI press notices are already available on Internet. The DTI Internet cable ishttp://www.open.gov.uk/dtibroadband_comms.htm.

The Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency recently announced an initiative on the wider use of Internet in government. Department officials are considering how effective Internet would be for the distribution of departmental information.