Parliament: Broadcasting
(asked on 20th July 2017) - View Source
Question
The Senior Deputy Speaker, further to the Written Answer by the Senior Deputy Speaker on 19 July (HL599), what was the full breakdown of the (1) £118,000 resource, and (2) £465,000 capital, costs of the Parliamentary Broadcasting ICT Programme.
A full breakdown of the £118k resource costs and £465k capital costs of the Parliamentary Broadcasting ICT Programme is provided below.
Resource | £000 |
Staff related costs | 41 |
Storage and maintenance costs | 12 |
Broadcasting and IT costs | 31 |
Consultancy costs | 12 |
Market research services costs | 22 |
| 118 |
Capital | £000 |
IT software | 46 |
IT hardware | 6 |
Broadcasting and sound equipment* | 413 |
| 465 |
*The figure for capital spend on broadcasting and sound equipment includes investment in infrastructure and technology to maintain and enhance audio, video and broadcasting services, including a new Chamber audio system in each House which accounts for the bulk of this expenditure. New cameras, cabling, signal routing and monitoring equipment have also been installed.