HC Deb 06 February 1996 vol 271 c132W
Mr. Timms

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what different approaches she has evaluated, with special reference to blocking software, for preventing children(a) at school and (b) at home from gaining access to unsuitable material via the Internet. [13924]

Mr. Robin Squire

The Department has recently announced plans to evaluate Internet services for education, including software and other means of protecting children from undesirable materials. Similar evaluation is taking place under the Education Departments' super-highways initiative, which includes projects covering both schools and homes. The National Council for Educational Technology issued separate guidance for teachers and parents in February 1995.