§ Mr. YeoTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will list the number of subscriptions to(a)digital terrestrial, (b)digital satellite and (c)digital 219W cable television held by her Department for services in any departmental building from which Ministers work, stating for each subscription its (i)cost and (ii)purpose. [48533]
§ Hilary BennThe Department's 1 Palace Street, London office currently subscribes to the Annunciator Link to the Houses of Parliament, which transmits both digital terrestrial and satellite channels. The cost of this is £937 plus VAT per month. The link is used by my Private and Press Offices to keep in touch with events in both Houses of Parliament and to pick up broadcasts from the various news channels.
§ Mr. YeoTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will list the(a)number and (b)total cost of television licences paid for by her Department. [48332]
§ Hilary BennWe currently hold three television licenses at a total cost of £327. In addition, we also pay a monthly rental fee of £937 plus VAT for the Annunciator Link to the Houses of Parliament. This is used for the transmission of terrestrial and satellite channels to points to our 1 Palace Street, London office.