§ Matthew TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the cost in(a) financial and (b) other terms was in (i) each financial year since 1997 and (ii) 2003–04 until the latest date for which figures are available of (A) developing and (B) maintaining (1) his Department's website and (2) each website for which his Department is responsible; and how many (C) unique hosts and (D) hits there were in each month for each website in (iii) each financial year since 1997 and (iv) 2003–04 until the latest date for which numbers are available. [155852]
§ Mr. McNultyThe information requested has been placed in the Libraries of both Houses. The details in this response refer to the Department for Transport web site and associated web sites since late May 2002 when the Department came into existence. Similar details for previous years could be provided only at disproportionate cost. Development costs are provided for all sites. Costs in 'other terms' by which we understand you to mean staff overheads cannot be provided without incurring disproportionate cost.
In respect of (C) Unique hosts—we understand you to mean the number of 'hosting services' (virtual and dedicated) that we are contracted to use. The DfT is contracted to use one dedicated hosting service for all web sites referenced in this response.