Transport written question – answered at on 20 July 2009.
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport how many (a) photocopiers, (b) scanning devices and (c) fax machines, excluding multi-function devices, there are in his Department; how many there were in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement.
The figures for the Department for Transport and its Agencies for photocopiers, scanning devices (SDs) and fax machines (FMs), excluding multi-function devices (MFDs), are given in the following table. The Department's policy is to gradually replace photocopiers and scanners with MFDs in accordance with the 'Greening Government ICT Strategy' published in July 2008:
2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | Comments | |
Department for Transport (central) | n/a | 25 copiers | 25 copiers | 25 copiers | 2007 figures produced by a specific audit. 2008 and 2009 figures not readily available but estimated to be similar to 2007. |
- | 42 SDs | 42 SDs | 42 SDs | ||
- | 56 FMs | 56 FMs (estimated) | 56 FMs (estimated) | ||
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency | n/a | 202 copiers | 174 copiers | 171 copiers | All figures unavailable for 2006, and SD and FM figures for earlier three years unavailable. |
- | - | - | 86 SDs | ||
- | - | - | 353 FMs | ||
Highways Agency | n/a | n/a | n/a | 0 copiers | Figures for first three years unavailable. HA began phasing out standalone machines in 2005 and replacing with MFDs. 2009 figures are just a residue. |
- | - | - | 2 SDs | ||
- | - | - | 7 FMs | ||
Driving Standards Agency | 0 copiers | 0 copiers | 0 copiers | 0 copiers | All copiers are MFDs. |
12 SDs | 12 SDs | 13 SDs | 13 SDs | ||
462 FMs | 459 FMs | 447 FMs | 445 FMs | ||
Maritime and Coastguard Agency | 148 SDs | 148 SDs | 148 SDs | 148 SDs | No central record of copiers kept. SD and FM figures constant over last few years. |
205 FMs | 205 FMs | 205 FMs | 205 FMs | ||
Vehicle and Operator Services Agency | n/a | n/a | n/a | 12 SDs | All copiers are MFDs. Scanning device figures are only available for 2009. Fax machine figures unavailable. |
Vehicle Certification Agency | 4 copiers | 4 copiers | 4 copiers | 4 copiers | Review due this year with a view to replacing with MFDs. |
5 SDs | 6 SDs | 7 SDs | 8 SDs | ||
6 FMs | 6 FMs | 6 FMs | 6 FMs | ||
Government Car and Despatch Agency | 4 copiers | 4 copiers | 4 copiers | 4 copiers | |
3 SDs | 3 SDs | 3 SDs | 3 SDs | Have had the same equipment for several years. | |
8 FMs | 8 FMs | 8 FMs | 8 FMs |
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