§ Mr. YeoTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will make a statement on the(a) cost of and (b) number of visitors to each website operated by her Department and each agency and non-departmental public body for which her Department is responsible in each year since its establishment. [107634]
§ Clare ShortThe Department for International Development currently operates three principal websites: the departmental site (www.dfid.gov.uk), a site providing access to development education resources (www.globaldimension.org.uk) and a site relating to DFID's quarterly magazine, 'Developments' (www.developments.org.uk). For the launch of the 2000 White Paper on International Development, DFID supported the creation of an additional site (www.globalisation.gov.uk). All sites are active, although the 2000 White Paper site is treated as dormant for the purposes of uploading new information. It would not be possible to list all start-up and annual running costs since inception without disproportionate effort. However, operating and associated costs for each of the websites for the last three financial years are as follows:
Financial year 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 DFID website 37,825 122,504 64,677 Global Dimension website 37,595 118,984 131,268 2000 White Paper website 60,000 15,000 15,000 Developments website 9,272 7,304 17,704 Figures for 2002–03 are subject to final auditing to take account of any end of year adjustments.
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Hits Page Impressions
Unique Visitors
DFID Website 2001–021 17,269,840 14,128,707 224,016 2002–03 29,298,520 6,651,074 424,212 Global Dimension Website 2001–022 113,803 — 9,019 2002–033 393,584 — 30,125 White Paper Website 2000–014 823,147 283,160 18,587 2001–025 1,301,670 445,884 36,622 2002–036 748,920 217,092 37,263
Hits Page Impressions
Unique Visitors
Developments Website 2000–017 — 214,052 — 2001–028 — 201,100 — 2002–039 — 220,976 — 1 Estimated figures (Hits/Unique Visitors) used for April 2001 to October 2001 2,3 No Page Impression figures available 4 Estimated figures (Hits, Page Impressions, Unique Visitors) used for February 2001 to March 2001 5 Estimated figures (Hits, Page Impressions, Unique Visitors) used for April 2001, December 2001 to March 2002 6 Estimated figures (Hits, Page Impressions, Unique Visitors) used for April 2002 to May 2002 7,8,9 No 'Hits' or 'Unique Visitors' figures available