Departments: Internet

Mr. Watson
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent discussions he has held on changes to the (a) design and (b) layout of his Department’s website.

Mr. Byrne
The Home Office site was redesigned 18 months ago and has subsequently been successful in two pan-government web awards.

However, we are reviewing design and information architecture as part of our response to the Varney report, which made recommendations for the better delivery of Government web services.

Mr. Watson
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps he is taking to improve the (a) quality and (b) quantity of information provided on his Department’s website.

Mr. Byrne
The Home Office site was redesigned 18 months ago and has subsequently been successful in two pan-government web awards.

However, in line with the Varney report, which made recommendations for the better delivery of Government web services, we are reviewing content with a view to moving appropriate content to the Direct.gov and Business link sites.