§ Mr. SheermanTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment when her Department established its Internet site; what representations she has received and what data she has collated on the use and utility of the site; and what steps she is taking to increase the amount of information available via the site. [19142]
§ Mr. Robin SquireThe Department's Internet site was established with the merger of the former Education and Employment Departments in the summer of 1995, both of which had their own sites for a short time prior to this.
No significant representations have been received about the site, except for a few constructive comment received from users. Statistics show that the site is accessed, on average, 35,000 times a week.
The Department's policy is to extend its site, wherever possible, to provide information about its policy areas.