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.
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.