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Written question asked by Sion Simon (Labour) on Thursday, 8 May 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 15 May 2003. It was answered by Alan Johnson (Labour) on Thursday, 15 May 2003 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 percentage of households in (a) Birmingham, Erdington, (b) the West Midlands and (c) the UK have taken up broadband connectivity. - Inc figure.
Answer

Mr. Simon: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what percentage of households in (a) Birmingham, Erdington, (b) the West Midlands and (c) the UK have taken up broadband connectivity. [112996] Alan Johnson: According to Oftel (Internet and Broadband Brief) 7 per cent. of households in the UK had broadband connections by the end of April 2003. These data are not available for Erdington and the West Midlands.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
112996; 405 c343W;405 c342W
Session
2002-03
Subjects
Birmingham Broadband Households Internet Take-up West Midlands
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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