Written question asked by Lord Barker of Battle (Conservative) on Tuesday, 1 December 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 3 December 2009. It was answered by Pat McFadden (Labour) on Monday, 22 February 2010 on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.

Departmental Video Conferencing

Question: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what the cost was of the technical support team required to run the videoconferencing and telepresence facilities in Kingsgate House in the last 12 months.

Answer: Technical support for the videoconferencing and telepresence facilities is currently provided to the Department via a shared services agreement with the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF). The costs for ICT and Information Management services are in fact broken down in a way that relates to input categories, for example staff costs, licences, etc rather than products that are supported.However, for 2009-10 the shared services charges identified against videoconferencing and telepresence from DCSF will be £37,700 and will cover overall delivery of the services and support.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 506 c288W; 304483
Session: 2009-10
Related items: Departmental Video Conferencing
Wednesday, 7 April 2010
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects: Department for Business, Innovation and Skills Video conferencing
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