HC Deb 24 March 2000 vol 346 c703W
Mr. Maclennan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the expenditure incurred by his Department, agencies and non-departmental public bodies on(a) the setting up and (b) the operation of websites, indicating the cases in which the expenditure has been above that budgeted; and if he will list for each

Home Office Fire Service College Forensic Science Service Prison Service UK Passport Agency
Expenditure on setting up website £1,000 approx. (in-house development costs, 1995–96) £4,000 approx. (in-house development costs, 1999–2000) Less than £5,000 (in-house development costs, 1998) £34,780 (site design costs, 1999) £20,000 (site design costs, 2000)
Operation of website: cost per year (current) £17,575 £1,000 approx. £10,000 £3,000 £9,000
Topics covered The subjects covered by the Home Office The work of the Fire Service College The work of the Forensic Science Service The work of the Prison Service The work of the UK Passport Agency
Current average number of hits (page impressions) per month (approx.) 1,036,700 2,034 (first month, site is not yet widely advertised) 30,000 91,600 211,200
Estimated expenditure for next 3 years: cost per year £17,575 £3,000 approx. 2000–01: £20,000 2001–02: £10,000 2002–03: £15,000 £3,000 £9,000