HL Deb 13 July 2004 vol 663 c138WA
Baroness Byford

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many English villages have access to a community Internet resource within 1.5 miles; and how many do not. [HL3489]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Trade and Industry (Lord Sainsbury of Turville):

In its publication The State of the Countryside 2003, the Countryside Agency reported that 54 per cent of rural households are within 2 km of a public access point (UK online centre). This does not include other community access points such as Internet cafes.