§ Mr. FlightTo ask the Minister of State, Department for International Development what the cost was to his Department of mobile phones supplied to Ministers and officials in each year since 1997. [123140]
§ Hilary BennThe cost of equipment, the call charges and line rental for mobile phones and car phones for Ministers and staff working for Ministers in the top management group in DFID are only available from 1999. The costs are as follows:
£ 1999–2000 8,249 2000–01 7,569 2001–02 7,455 2002–03 6,491 Details of mobile phone costs supplied to other officials are not held centrally, and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.