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Written question asked by Michael John Foster (Labour) on Thursday, 23 June 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 27 June 2005. It was answered by Alun Michael (Labour) on Monday, 4 July 2005 on behalf of the Department of Trade and Industry.


Written question

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what estimate he has made of the percentage of households in Worcester that (a) own a home computer, (b) have access to the internet via a normal telephone line and (c) have access to the internet via broadband.
Answer

The information is as follows: (a) In the latest Consumer Durables survey by ONS in 2002–03, 54 per cent. of households owned a home computer. This information is not available at local authority level. (b) and (c) In Worcester, the percentage of households with a dial-up internet connection is 30 per cent. The percentage of households with a broadband internet connection is 24.8 per cent. in Worcester.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
7906; 436 c54-5W
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Internet Worcester