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Letter from Sean Dennehey, dated 9 December 2009:
House of Commons Parliamentary Question: 2009/460 I am responding in respect of the Intellectual Property Office to your Parliamentary Question tabled 07 December 2009, to the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.
The Building Energy Performance operational ratings for Concept House building occupied by Intellectual Property Office are available for 2008/09 and 2009/10 and are as follows: In 2008/2009 energy rating was 167, the energy band was G; in 2009/2010 energy rating is 148, and the energy band is F.
Letter from Peter Mason, dated 16 December 2009:
I am responding in respect of the National Measurement Office to your Parliamentary Question tabled on 7 December 2009, to the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.
The Agency occupies only one building, at Stanton Avenue, Teddington. The only year for which an Energy Rating has been issued is the current one, the certificate expiring on 19 December 2009. That certificate gives an Energy Rating of 123, Energy Band E. This rating will be reviewed as part of the process for issuing a new certificate.
Departmental Freedom of Information
Sarah Teather: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many requests under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 his Department received in 2008; and how many of these received a substantive response within 20 days. [305499]
Mr. McFadden:
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) was created in June 2009 from the merger of the Department for Business, Enterprise and
Regulatory Reform (BERR) and the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills.
As BIS did not exist in 2008, we have supplied the statistics for the former BERR.
Statistics published by the Ministry of Justice on freedom of information in central Government for 2008 show that of a total of 737 non-routine requests received by the former BERR Department (based on aggregated quarterly data) 70 per cent. (516) received a substantive response within 20 days. 87 per cent. (638) of requests were dealt with 'in time', that is within 20 days by meeting the deadline or other permitted extension deadline.
The statistics can be found on the Ministry of Justice website at:
and copies are available in the Libraries of the House.
Departmental Internet
David T.C. Davies: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what redesigns of websites of (a) his Department, (b) its predecessors and (c) its agencies were carried out since 27 June 2007; what the cost to the public purse was of each redesign; and when each redesign was conducted. [305952]
Mr. McFadden: The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) was created on 5 June by merging the former BERR and DIUS. A website at www.bis.gov.uk was set up. The design of this website was upgraded in September at zero cost, with all work done in-house by the Department's digital media team.
BERR and DIUS were created in June 2007 from the former DTI and the former Department for Education and Skills (DfES).
The DTI website was redesigned and rebuilt to reflect the priorities and remit of BERR. The site was relaunched in September 2008 at a cost of £528,912.
An interim DIUS website was launched in October 2007. A redesigned version was launched in March at a cost of £105,167.
I have approached the chief executives of the Insolvency Service, Companies House, the National Measurement Office and the Intellectual Property Office and they will respond to the hon. Member directly.
I am replying on behalf of Companies House to your Parliamentary Question tabled 7 December 2009, UIN 305952, to the Minister of State for Business, Innovation and Skills.
Since 27 June 2007 there has been no re-design of Companies House website, and therefore no cost to the public purse.
Letter from Peter Mason, dated 9 December 2009:
I am responding in respect of the National Measurement Office to your Parliamentary Question tabled 7 December 2009, to the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.
The National Measurement Office website underwent a complete re-development between September and December 2008. The cost directly attributable to this work by an external web development supplier was £20,649.68 plus VAT. In addition it is estimated that across the Agency some £45,000 of staff time was devoted to this project.
Letter from Sean Dennehey, dated 9 December 2009:
I am responding in respect of the Intellectual Property Office to your Parliamentary Question tabled 07 December 2009, to the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.
Cost to the public purse:
The Intellectual Property Office website redesign cost £355,000.
When the redesign was conducted:
The Intellectual Property Office website was redesigned and launched on 1 December 2008.
Background Note:
The original website launched in May 1997. Recent enhancements to the website were introduced as a result of extensive user consultation. The new website better provides guidance and tools to professional users, individuals and businesses in the UK to help them better understand, manage and benefit from Intellectual Property.
The Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has asked me to reply to your question if he will list any re-designs of websites held by (a) his Department, (b) its predecessors and (c) its agencies since 27 June 2007; what the cost to the public purse was of each redesign; and when each redesign was conducted.
The Insolvency Service has not re-designed its website since 27 June 2007.
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