§ Mr. Hilary BennTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment for what reason the LS1 postcode was not included in the Computers Within Reach pilot scheme. [153222]
§ Mr. WillsThe Computers in Reach scheme is a cash-limited pilot scheme that is currently in its first phase. In order to ensure that there was not undue demand in the chosen localities it was agreed that the pilots needed both clear boundaries and be limited to certain areas in light of the number of potential customers and the supply available in that area.
In the case of Leeds the reasons for omitting the LS1 postcode included:
That it is the Central Business District of Leeds with fewer residential areas within it;The area contains a number of town houses and flats and would have a very low percentage of the target group we were aiming at; andIf it were included it might have caused another postcode area with more of our target customers to be omitted.