§ Alistair BurtTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what percentage of schools in England and Northern Ireland have internet access. [21268]
§ John HealeyThe information requested is shown in the table.
Schools connected to the internet: 2001 England Percentage Primary 96 Secondary1 more than 99 Special 97 All schools2 97 1 Results from a sample survey indicated that nearly all secondary schools were connected to the internet. 2 An estimate for all maintained primary, secondary and special schools. Other types of schools excluded. These figures are based on a sample survey. Responses were received from 785 primary, 753 secondary and 330 special schools: response rates of 67 per cent., 64 per cent., and 66 per cent. respectively of the chosen sample.
For information on schools connected to the internet in Northern ireland, I refer the hon. Member to the Northern Ireland Department of Education.