HC Deb 18 March 2004 vol 419 cc426-7W
Mr. Heald

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs what the total annual cost of his Department's websites, including those of its agencies, was in the most recent year for which figures are available. [159516]

Mr. Leslie

The information requested is listed as follows.

Website Operating costs (2002–03 unless otherwise stated)1
Child and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (CAFCASS) www.cafcass.gov.uk (Now the responsibility of the Department for Education and Skills) £2,532(+ VAT) per month
Civil Justice Council www.civiljusticecouncil.gov.uk 2
Civil Justice Council Costs Website £3,000
Community Legal Service—Just Ask www.justask.gov.uk £700,000 (includes staff and development costs)
CLS—Legal Services Research Centre 2001–02: £47
Community Legal Service Partnerships www.clsp.net £8,000 start up costs incurred in 2002—no further operating costs
Council on Tribunals www.councilontribunals.gov.uk £1,253.302
Court Service www.courtservice.gov.uk 2
Department for Constitutional Affairs www.dca.gov.uk 2
Immigration Appellate Authority www.iaa.gov.uk 2
Website Operating costs (2002–03 unless otherwise stated)1
Judicial Studies Board www.jsboard.co.uk £13,0772
Land Registry—Main site www.landreg.gov.uk £12,000
Law Commission www.lawcom.gov.uk £10,6752
Legal Services Commission www.legalservices.gov.uk £126,000
Legal Services Ombudsman www.olso.org £3,151.50
Magistrates Court Service Inspectorate www.mcsi.gov.uk £3,940.132
Northern Ireland Court Service www.courtsni.gov.uk £15,000 (+£55,000 start up costs incurred in April 2002)
Official Solicitor and Public Trustee £141
Public Guardianship Office www.guardianship.gov.uk £7,398
National Archives £147,000
National Archives—Other sites: Family Records; Learning Curve; a2a; Moving Here; Census Complex arrangements with various partners, National Archives contribution assessable only at disproportionate cost
1 Staff costs are not included (unless otherwise stated), and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
2 The sites hosted by Cable and Wireless (2002–05) under a three-year contract. The hosting element of this is £158,796 per annum for a total of eight sites.