§ Mr. MaclennanTo 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