It has been brought to my attention that the reply I gave the hon. Member for Horsham (Francis Maude), on 11 November 2008, Official Report, Vol. 482, column 1129W was incorrect.
The correct answer should have been:
From November 2007 a total of £15,681.25 has been paid to the Parliamentary Labour Party from parliamentary allowances for the messaging service provided for Members by Vodafone:
Session Cost 2007-08 £ 4,981.00 2008-09 (to date) £10,700.25
The amounts paid to Computing for Labour as subscriptions for software that is used for responding to constituents’ correspondence and other constituency casework for each year since 2003-04 are as follows:
Session Cost 2005-06 £73,335.28 2006-07 £59,211.92 2007-08 £61,188.58 2008-09 (to date) £42,242.68
Figures for 2003-04 and 2004-05 are not available.
Members typically claim for an annual membership of £50. Most other claims are for £100 for the caseworker management system; £199 for related training; and £235 a year for relevant IT support via Support line.