§ Mr. HealdTo ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what assessment he has made of the impact of Policy Hub; and if he will make a statement. [160033]
§ Mr. AlexanderI would refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Gainsborough (Mr. Leigh) on 6 January 2004,Official Report,column 158.
§ Mr. HealdTo ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what the total expenditure has been(a)in the past 12 months and (b)since the inception on Policy Hub; and if he will make a statement. [160034]
§ Mr. AlexanderThe information is as follows:
(a)Expenditure on Policy Hub for the 12 months ending 31 January 2004, was £91,000. This reflects the costs of IT hosting, support and maintenance.
Since 1 February 2004, the site has been located on the Cabinet Office server. Hosting, support and maintenance costs are now absorbed by general Cabinet Office IT costs.
Running costs since inception, including that for the twelve months ending 31 January 2004 quoted above, totals £207,000 excluding VAT. Policy Hub was launched by the Centre for Management and Policy Studies in the Cabinet Office in March 2002 as part of a wider IT Knowledge Management project, however, it is not possible to disaggregate the costs of Policy Hub from the other elements of the project.