§ Dr. CableTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will list the web site links associated with his Department, including sites now dormant or closed, and indicating whether they are live, dormant or closed; what the start up costs were for each site listed; what the operating costs were in each year since start up for each site; which company hosted each site; what assessment takes place for each site; which company does the assessment; if he will place the assessment reports in the Library; and if he will make a statement. [75573]
§ Malcolm WicksThe information on the start up and operating costs for Department's websites is only available in part. In-house staff maintain the department's websites and operation cost could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. Web hosting and provision of web services is provided by the department's IT contractor. However, Internet services are not accounted for separately.
The departmental site www.dwp.gov.uk formerly the DSS site www.dss.gov.uk, was launched in August 2000 at a production cost of £183,650 for the research, design and building of the site. In December 2001 the site was redeveloped for DWP and broadened to include information for the new department at a cost of £48,193.
Qualitative and quantitative research of sites has taken place along with weekly monitoring of statistics. The companies used have been appointed through the Central Office of Information. The qualitative and quantitative research reports have been placed in the Library.
The information in the table details website associated with DWP and includes live, dormant and closed websites, all DWP sites are hosted on servers provided by Electronic Data Systems with the exception of New Deal which is on a Youthnet server managed by a third party. Costs have been included where available:
www.agepositive.gov.uk Live £104,172 www.benefitsagency.gov.uk Closed www.bfi.gov.uk Live www.csa.gov.uk Live www.dwp.gov.uk/actionteams Live www.dwp.gov.uk/employmentzones Live £10,500 www.employmentservice.gov.uk Dormant www.dss.gov.uk Dormant www.dwp.gov.uk Live £231,843 www.disability.gov.uk Live £74,500. www.gogetpensions.gov.uk Closed www.info4pensioners.gov.uk Live £12,531 www.itsa.gov.uk Closed www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk Live £802,275 www.newdeal.gov.uk Live www.one.gov.uk Live www.pensionguide.gov.uk Live £89,670 www.esf.gov.uk Live www.targetingfraud.gov.uk Live £2,666 www.thepensionservice.gov.uk Live £256,259 www.worktrain.gov.uk Live £2,151,253