§ Dr. TongeTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many staff her Department employs to maintain her Department's website; how464W frequently each topic area within the website is updated; what expenditure has been incurred by her Department in the operation of the website in 1999–2000; and what the average number of hits on the site was in each of the last six months. [135156]
§ Mr. FoulkesThe Department for International Development has one internet manager maintaining its website. The various topic areas within the website are updated regularly, where appropriate on a daily basis. The total expenditure incurred in the operation of the website for 1999–2000 was £13,257. The average number of hits on the website for the last six months are as follows: May—38,670, June—38,081, July—39,800, August—40,199, September 37,933, October—46,863.