To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people downloaded HM Revenue and Customs podcasts in each month since their inception. (153982)

The monthly downloads since April 2007 are as follows:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the cost was of producing HM Revenue and Customs podcasts in each month since their inception. (153983)

The total production cost of the two HMRC podcasts launched in April 2007 was £5,300 plus £927.50 VAT.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps he has taken to measure the effectiveness of HM Revenue and Customs podcasts. (153984)

HMRC carefully assesses the effectiveness of its podcasts by monitoring the number of downloads and customers who have registered for the subscription feed.