The information requested on BlackBerrys and mobile telephones for the Department for Transport and its agencies is contained in the following table:
DfT(c)1 DVLA2 HA3 DSA4 MCA5 VOSA6 VCA7 GCDA8 2005-06 Bills—£37,000 (all mobiles as no BlackBerrys purchased in 2005-06) Not available £195,000 £43,000 No BlackBerry purchases. Bills—£129,000 £1,000 spent on mobiles. Bills—£379,000 £10,000 £17,000 2006-07 £63,000 on purchase of BlackBerrys. Bills—96 Not available £255,000 £41,000 £4,000 on BlackBerry purchases. Bills —£117,000 Bills—£310,000 £17,000 £30,000 2007-08 £18,000 on purchase of BlackBerrys. Bills—£157,000 Not available £387,000 £48,000 £208,000 on BlackBerry purchases for 2007-08 and 2008-09. Bills—£117,000 £3,000 on purchase of BlackBerrys. Bills—£287,000 £25,000 £33,000 2008-09 (to date) £11,000 on purchase of BlackBerrys. Bills—£255,000 Mobile purchase—£15,000. Bills—£52,000 Figures not yet available £52,000 BlackBerry purchases for 2008-09 included in 2007-08 Bills—£102,000 £2,000 spent on mobiles. £1,000 on purchase of BlackBerrys. Bills—£258,000 £27,000 £33,000 1 Separation of costs between purchase and rental of mobiles, or rental and running costs for BlackBerrys and mobiles can be provided only at disproportionate cost, therefore Bills figures include all. Details for Ministers and special advisers not recorded separately. 2 No BlackBerrys purchased by DVLA. 3 Separation of costs between purchase and rental of mobiles, or rental and running costs of BlackBerrys and mobiles can be provided only at disproportionate cost, therefore Bills figures include all. 4 Separation of costs between purchase and rental of mobiles, or rental and running costs for BlackBerrys and mobiles can be provided only at disproportionate cost, therefore Bills figures include all. 5 Figures for purchase of mobiles not available, cannot split between BlackBerrys and mobiles on running costs. 6 Separation of running costs for BlackBerrys and mobiles can be provided only at disproportionate cost, therefore Bills figures include all. 7 Separation of costs between purchase and rental of mobiles, or rental and running costs for BlackBerrys and mobiles can be provided only at disproportionate cost, therefore Bills figures include all. 8 Separation of costs between purchase and rental of mobiles, or rental and running costs for BlackBerrys and mobiles can be provided only at disproportionate cost, therefore Bills figures include all.