§ Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assessment has been made of the implications for energy demand of the rolling out of the broadband communications programme. [166227]
§ Mr. TimmsUnder the Market Transformation Programme (MTP), which managed by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), the Government has issued a Briefing Note to provide a basic analysis and projections for the energy consumption of Broadband technologies in the UK market.
The Briefing Note (BNBROAD1: Energy requirement implications of broadband communication technology 2003–2010) is published on the MPT website: http://www:mtprog.com/approvedbriefingnotes/EnergyRequire mentImplicationsofBroadbandCornmunicationTechnologv20032010.aspx?kintUniquelD = 254.