Written question asked by Earl of Northesk (Conservative), in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 8 May 2001. It was answered by Lord Sainsbury of Turville (Labour) on Tuesday, 8 May 2001.

Sainsbury of Turville, Lord

Question: How they respond to the recent Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development survey placing the United Kingdom twenty-first out of 30 industrialised nations in the league table for broadband penetration with 0.8 broadband connections per 1000 citizens; and how they reconcile this with recent assertions by the Minister of State (Minister for Small Business and e-Commerce) that the United Kingdom is on course for being the best industrialised nation for high-speed Internet services by 2005. - Includes figures. [HL 1925].

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