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Departmental Electronic Equipment

Volume 496: debated on Monday 20 July 2009

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport how many (a) photocopiers, (b) scanning devices and (c) fax machines, excluding multi-function devices, there are in his Department; how many there were in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement. (286165)

The figures for the Department for Transport and its Agencies for photocopiers, scanning devices (SDs) and fax machines (FMs), excluding multi-function devices (MFDs), are given in the following table. The Department's policy is to gradually replace photocopiers and scanners with MFDs in accordance with the ‘Greening Government ICT Strategy’ published in July 2008:

2006

2007

2008

2009

Comments

Department for Transport (central)

n/a

25 copiers

25 copiers

25 copiers

2007 figures produced by a specific audit. 2008 and 2009 figures not readily available but estimated to be similar to 2007.

42 SDs

42 SDs

42 SDs

56 FMs

56 FMs (estimated)

56 FMs (estimated)

Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency

n/a

202 copiers

174 copiers

171 copiers

All figures unavailable for 2006, and SD and FM figures for earlier three years unavailable.

86 SDs

353 FMs

Highways Agency

n/a

n/a

n/a

0 copiers

Figures for first three years unavailable. HA began phasing out standalone machines in 2005 and replacing with MFDs. 2009 figures are just a residue.

2 SDs

7 FMs

Driving Standards Agency

0 copiers

0 copiers

0 copiers

0 copiers

All copiers are MFDs.

12 SDs

12 SDs

13 SDs

13 SDs

462 FMs

459 FMs

447 FMs

445 FMs

Maritime and Coastguard Agency

148 SDs

148 SDs

148 SDs

148 SDs

No central record of copiers kept. SD and FM figures constant over last few years.

205 FMs

205 FMs

205 FMs

205 FMs

Vehicle and Operator Services Agency

n/a

n/a

n/a

12 SDs

All copiers are MFDs. Scanning device figures are only available for 2009. Fax machine figures unavailable.

Vehicle Certification Agency

4 copiers

4 copiers

4 copiers

4 copiers

Review due this year with a view to replacing with MFDs.

5 SDs

6 SDs

7 SDs

8 SDs

6 FMs

6 FMs

6 FMs

6 FMs

Government Car and Despatch Agency

4 copiers

4 copiers

4 copiers

4 copiers

3 SDs

3 SDs

3 SDs

3 SDs

Have had the same equipment for several years.

8 FMs

8 FMs

8 FMs

8 FMs