§ Michael FabricantTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry pursuant to her answer of 15 January 2004,Official Report, column 845W, on broadband, when she will publish a report on the work and findings of the joint departmental Rural Broadband Team. [150770]
§ Mr. TimmsThe role of the joint DTI/Defra Rural Broadband Unit is to facilitate understanding and promote partnerships between the telecommunications industry, Government agencies and community organisations to spread information and best practice. For instance, the Unit will shortly be publishing a 'Rural Broadband Toolkit' to help rural communities and businesses understand the issues surrounding access to broadband.
The Unit works as part of the wider DTI Broadband Unit and will not be producing a report specifically on its own work.