<p>The Government's Broadband programme is delivering a transformation in broadband with over 10,000 new homes and businesses getting superfast broadband availability every week.</p><p>Ofcom's Infrastructure Report update in 2012 stated that superfast broadband availability was 96.2% in the Manchester conurbation, compared with 65% for the UK as a whole at that time. Ofcom is likely to update its local estimates for counties and unitary authorities in the near future. The trend is for an increase in coverage over time and therefore when next reported these figures are likely to be higher than reported in 2012. Take up figures for businesses in Metropolitan boroughs of Tameside and Stockport are not currently available as a tender for broadband is under way.</p><p>The Government allocated £10.83 million to support roll-out of broadband in Lancashire. The project is in delivery and is aiming to complete by 2015.</p>