To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what estimate has been made of the amount of savings in practitioner time as a result of the introduction of ContactPoint. (304728)

A principal benefit of ContactPoint will be freed up unproductive time, previously spent by frontline staff in trying to identify and then contact other practitioners who are involved with a child. We estimate conservatively that ContactPoint will save five million practitioner hours, equivalent to £88 million a year, once all projected users are engaged. This means that practitioners can spend more time working with children and families and less time on administration activities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much is expected to be spent on the ContactPoint directory in each of the five years from June 2010. (304729)

The expected expenditure on ContactPoint in each of the next five years from June 2010 is as follows: