§ Mr. FlookTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what proportion of households in Taunton have not converted from analogue to digital television. [164557]
§ Estelle MorrisAt present, information on digital take-up is not available with this level of detail. However, according to Ofcom, by 31 December 2003, digital television take-up across the UK was 50.2 per cent.
We expect information on regional take-up figures of digital television to be available soon.
§ Sandra GidleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many people over(a) 60, (b) 70 and (c) 80 she estimates have access to digital television; and if she will make a statement. [164764]
§ Estelle MorrisThe information is not available. However, Growth from Knowledge (Gfk) a research company which produces research on the adoption of digital television for both this Department and the DTI estimates that at the turn of the year, 34 per cent. of over-55 households in the C2DE bracket in Great Britain had access to digital television, while 41 per cent. of households in the same age group in the ABC1 bracket had such access.