§ Nick HarveyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) how many(a) analogue and (b) integrated digital television sets her Department has purchased in each of the last 24 months; and if she will make a statement; [38172]
(2) how many (a) integrated digital and (b) analogue television sets have been bought by her Department in each of the last 24 months; and if she will publish the guidance given to officials making decisions on television purchases. [33241]
§ Mr. Ivan Lewis[holding answer 4 February 2002]: Information on the number of television sets purchased by my Department could be supplied only at disproportionate cost.
My Department alongside other Government Departments has the ability to call off the contracts, which have been negotiated and set up by the Office of Government Commerce to purchase both analogue and integrated digital television sets.