Pagers

Culture Media and Sport written question – answered at on 4 March 2014.

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Photo of Sheila Gilmore Sheila Gilmore Labour, Edinburgh East

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many pagers have been provided to staff by her Department since May 2010; and what the cost to the Department was of providing those pagers.

Photo of Helen Grant Helen Grant The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

The information is as follows:

Pagers supplied by Vodaphone Paging
  £
May 2010 to March 2011  
Cost of pages 760.74
Cost of replacements 470
   
April 2011 to March 2012  
Cost of pages 713.64
Cost of replacements 320
   
April 2012 to March 2013  
Cost of pages 713.64
Cost of replacements 0
   
April 2013 to February 2014  
Cost of pages 654.17
Cost of replacements 0

As at 28 February 2014 there are 11 pagers all held by the Press Office.

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