Departmental Telephone Services

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many telephone lines with the prefix (a) 0870, (b) 0845 and (c) 0800 his Department (i) operates and (ii) sponsors; how many calls were received to each number in the last 12 months; and whether alternative numbers charged at the BT local rate are available in each case. (305216)

HM Treasury operates and funds the following telephone lines:

Prefix	Lines operated and funded	Local rate alternative available	Calls in last 12 months
0870	0	n/a	n/a

0845	1	Yes	23,250
	1	Yes	38,625

0800	1	n/a	¹—
¹ Available only at disproportionate cost

Volume 502: debated on Monday 14 December 2009