HL Deb 24 November 2000 vol 619 c99WA
The Earl of Northesk

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What conclusions they draw from the publication by MMXI Europe of Internet statistics for the United Kingdom for the year from October 1999 to September 2000. [HL4666]

Lord Sainsbury of Turville

The results from the MMXI Europe at home panel show continuing rapid growth in the number of people using the Internet at home, with women and children making up an increasing proportion of the online population. These encouraging trends are reflected in other sources, including figures from the Office for National Statistics, which show that 45 per cent of adults in the UK have accessed the Internet at least once.