HC Deb 25 January 2001 vol 361 c705W
25. Mr. White

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of prospects for e-commerce as a result of his pre-Budget statement. [145817]

Mr. Timms

The Government have set a target of the UK being the best environment in the world to trade electronically by 2002 and regularly report on progress. The UK Online annual report, published shortly before the pre-Budget report, outlines the Government's strategy for reaching this goal, and the current state of play in the UK. The Minister for Small Business and E-commerce provides monthly reports on progress against this strategy, which can be found at:http://www.e-envoy.gov.uk/2000/ progress/montprog.htm. The December report included a summary of relevant measures announced in the pre-Budget report.