Mobile Phones

(asked on 3rd November 2014) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department spent on iPhones in each year since 2010.


Answered by
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Claire Perry
This question was answered on 10th November 2014

The Department for Transport and its executive agencies spend (all figures are net of VAT) on iPhones in each year since 2010 is in the table below.

Year

DfT iPhone spend

2010

Nil

2011

Nil

2012

£1,425

2013

£22,265

2014

£15,905

Total

£39,595

The majority of the spend has been incurred by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency. This is as part of its new operating model ‘Next Generation Testing’, with the need to ensure staff have immediate access to support functions whilst they are working remotely. This includes the ability to visually and audibly show vehicle defects when having conversations with technical support specialists, with live video and interaction supported through the 'facetime' functionality, and access to electronic manuals and technical information on the move.

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