§ Mr. Paul MarsdenTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what incentives his Department plans to introduce to encourage less expensive methods of access to the Internet for(a) small businesses and (b) home users; and if he will make a statement. [116049]
§ Ms HewittThe Government believe that the best way to encourage the provision of low-cost Internet access is by encouraging competition. The success of this policy was shown recently with the announcement by several companies of free or nearly free Internet access packages (including no per minute call charges).