§ Mr. MaclennanTo ask the Prime Minister if he will list the expenditure incurred on(a) the setting up and (b) the operation of websites that are his responsibility, indicating the cases in which the expenditure has been above that budgeted; and if he will list for each website (i) the topics covered, (ii) the average number of hits in the last three months and (iii) the estimated expenditure on each website for each of the next three years. [122115]
§ The Prime Minister[holding answer 18 May 2000]My office is directly responsible for only one internet site; the 10 Downing street internet site. The design of the site cost £55,000. A further £20,000 was needed to upgrade computer equipment within No. 10. The total start-up costs for the new site came to £75,000. Pay and running costs of £32,000 have been incurred to date during the current financial year.
The 10 Downing street internet site currently covers over 20 topics. It can be viewed at http://www.pm.gov.uk. The site has averaged 2½ million hits per week over the last three months. Estimated expenditure for the next three years is not available.