International Development written question – answered at on 13 February 2006.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many widescreen televisions have been purchased by his Department for use in London Headquarters in each of the last five years; and what the cost was in each year.
DFID has purchased 38 widescreen TV displays for use in the London Headquarters in the past five years, as follows:
Number | |
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2001–02 | 0 |
2002–03 | 16 |
2003–04 | 12 |
2004–05 | 3 |
2005–06 | 7 |
Of these, two are used for general display purposes, and 36 form part of video-conferencing facilities. DFID makes extensive use of video-conferences between the two Headquarters in London and East Kilbride, and also to and between offices overseas. These save travel costs and enable meetings to take place which would not otherwise be feasible. The displays are usually purchased as part of complete video-conference units, and it is not possible to separate the cost of the displays from the total equipment costs.
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