Written question asked by Lord Laird (Ulster Unionist Party), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Henley (Conservative) on Thursday, 24 June 2010.

Community Broadband Network Ltd

Question: To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Wilcox on 10 June (WA 55), what measures were in place to verify the £30,000 and £42,500 paid by the Countryside Agency and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs respectively to Community Broadband Network Ltd (CBN Ltd) in 2004 and 2005 to support a mentoring scheme for local broadband projects; to whom those monies were allocated by CBN Ltd; how many mentor man days were provided by CBN Ltd, giving the costs in each instance; how the £8,000 paid by the Countryside Agency to CBN Ltd to support part of the development of the CBN website was allocated; what tendering process was employed by CBN Ltd for the website development; and whether they will place all details and audit reports on those grants in the Library of the House.

Answer: The information requested is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 609; 719 c203WA
Session: 2010-12
Related items: Community Broadband Network Ltd
Monday, 12 July 2010
Written questions
House of Lords; Community Broadband Network
Thursday, 10 June 2010
Written questions
House of Lords
Subjects: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Broadband Grants Internet Countryside Agency Community Broadband Network
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk