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Written question asked by Hywel Williams (Plaid Cymru) on Monday, 9 January 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 12 January 2006. It was answered by David Lammy (Labour) on Thursday, 12 January 2006 on behalf of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.


ICONS Online

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what estimate she has made of the (a) set-up costs, (b) annual running costs, (c) projected lifespan, (d) total cost and (e) impact on Barnett formula funding of ICONS online.
Answer

ICONS is a Culture Online project run in partnership with Cognitive Applications. The project set-up cost to date is £510,000; running costs amount to £43,500 each month (£522,000 per year). The project ends in March 2007, but has been designed to become a self-sustainable non-profit organisation after that date. The total cost therefore amounts to just over £1,000,000. Culture Online's remit only extends to England, and the ICONS project has no impact on the Barnett formula funding.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
41549; 441 c785W
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Costs Internet Department for Culture, Media and Sport Culture Online
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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