Written question asked by Lord Swire (Conservative) on Monday, 19 November 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 5 December 2001. It was answered by Douglas Alexander (Labour) on Wednesday, 5 December 2001 on behalf of the Department of Trade and Industry.

Dept of Trade and Industry

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what her Department's targets are for the number of businesses trading online. - Inc figures.

Answer: Mr. Swire: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what her Department's targets are for the number of businesses trading online. [17284] Mr. Alexander: The Department wants to ensure that the performance of UK small and micro businesses is up with the best in the world. The Department's target for the number of businesses trading online is to ensure that one million micro, small and medium sized businesses are trading online by 2002. The Department has already exceeded its target to connect 1.5 million SME's by 2002, reaching 1.9 million last year.

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