Mr. RuffieyTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much Government funding has been allocated for broadband rollout in each year since 2000, broken down by English region. [131845]
§ Mr. TimmsGovernment funding for broadband to each English region falls under three main areas:
(a) £30 million UK Broadband Fund:
£ million Region Total 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 East Midlands 2.090 — 0.315 0.800 0.975 Yorks and Humber 3.100 — 0.465 1.300 1.335 South East 2.900 — 0.025 1.975 0.900 West Midlands 2.082 — 0.312 0.910 0.860 East England 3.220 — 0.483 1.200 1.537 North East 1.460 — 0.220 0.615 0.625 South West 3.780 — 0.567 1.600 1.613 North West 2.679 — 0.210 0.299 2.170 London 0.113 — 0.019 0.045 0.049 Total 21.424 0 2.616 8.744 10.064 (b) RDA Single Pot funding
The latest available figures indicate that each RDA has allocated the following amounts to a range of broadband projects from their single pot budgets:
§ Mr. TimmsThis issue has been among the topics I have discussed in recent meetings with the Coal Authority and UK Coal Ltd. These and other bodies and organisations with an interest in UK coal mining have also responded formally to the Government's recent consultation paper on implementation. The Government will take a decision on the most appropriate approach after considering the responses to the consultation.