§ 27. Mr. ProsserTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what steps his Department is taking to assist local authorities to deliver e-Government. [13580]
§ Dr. WhiteheadLocal authorities are making good progress towards meeting e-Government targets with the help of £350 million from the Local Government Online Programme. £24 million of this has been allocated this year to fund 24 of the 25 pathfinder projects; I expect to release a further amount shortly.