§ Mr. BakerTo ask the Prime Minister how many weekly prime ministerial internet broadcasts he has given; on which dates each was available on the No. 10 website; how many hits each broadcast experienced during the week following its posting on the website; and for what reason he has discontinued his weekly internet broadcasts. [129223]
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§ The Prime Minister[holding answer 5 July 2000]There have been 14 broadcasts, all of which are still available on the website. They are:
- 30 June 2000—Economic Policy
- 19 May 2000—Sierra Leone
- 2 May 2000—Strategic Direction of Government
- 21 April 2000—Northern Ireland
- 14 April 2000—Russia
- 7 April 2000—New Deal for over-50s
- 31 March 2000—Health
- 24 March 2000—The Budget
- 17 March—Streamlining Public Services
- 10 March—Drugs
- 3 March—Mozambique
- 25 February—Health
- 18 February—Drugs
- 11 February—Education.
The broadcasts can be accessed in a number of different ways—either as a streamed file, a downloadable MP3 version or as a transcript. The streamed versions of the broadcasts have been requested nearly 37,000 times, an average of 254 requests per day, since the first one was posted on the site on 11 February. Downloads of the MP3 version and hits on the transcript page will be in addition to this figure, but the site statistics do not show how often these have been accessed. The site as a whole received over 37 million hits in the three months since it was re-launched on 11 February.
I will continue to regularly record broadcasts for the website. The latest broadcast, on economic policy, was published on the website on 30 June.