§ Lord Tanlawasked Her Majesty's Government:
What percentage of rural schools have access through their telephone exchange to broadband data transmission services in Scotland, England and Wales. [HL1968]
§ The Minister of State, Department for Education and Employment (Baroness Blackstone)The department does not collect details about the percentage of rural schools that have access to broadband data transmission services through their local telephone exchanges. The Department's Survey of ICT in Schools 2000 shows that the percentage of schools in England, both rural and urban, with broadband connections by cable is as follows
Primary Secondary Special % % % 22 21 26 This issue of rural schools' access to broadband data transmission services through their telephone exchange in Scotland and Wales is a matter for the Scottish Parliament and the Welsh Assembly.
§ Lord Tanlawasked Her Majesty's Government:
What percentage of rural schools have access through satellite receiver dishes to broadband data transmission services in Scotland, England and Wales. [HL1969]
§ Baroness BlackstoneThe department does not collect details about the percentage of rural schools that have access to broadband data transmission services through satellite receiver dishes. The Department's Survey of ICT in Schools 2000 shows that one per cent of primary schools and less than one per cent of secondary schools in England, both urban and rural, have broadband connections by satellite.
The issue of rural schools' access to broadband data transmission services through satellite receiver dishes in Scotland and Wales is a matter for the Scottish Parliament and the Welsh Assembly.