Leader of the House written question – answered at on 29 November 2011.
Greg Knight
Chair, Procedure Committee
To ask the Leader of the House what the total cost to the public purse was of design and creation of the Government's e-petition website; and what its projected running cost is for each of the next three years.
George Young
The Leader of the House of Commons
The Government's e-petition site was designed and created by the Government Digital Service, in conjunction with the Office of the Leader of the House of Commons, at a cost of £80,700. The projected technical running cost for the first three years of operation is £32,000 per annum.
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