Offences against Children: Internet

Margaret Moran
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 3 February 2009, Official Report, column 1652W, on offences against children: internet, when her Department commenced its review of ways in which the final 5 per cent. of internet service providers could be covered by blocking; what timetable has been set to achieve 100 per cent. blocking coverage; and what steps she plans to take to achieve that objective.

Mr. Alan Campbell
The Government are considering all the options for progressing the final 5 per cent. of consumer broadband connections not currently covered by blocking. The Government will be setting out actions and time scales in due course.