10 Downing Street: Internet

Mr. Maude
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1) with reference to the Answer of 18 December 2007, Official Report, column 1229W, on departmental email, for how long the contact email form on the Downing Street website has been unavailable for public communication; and what effect this unavailability will have on his Department’s progress towards its strategic objective 4 in respect of avoidable contact;

(2) on what date the Downing Street website stopped offering a contact form for members of the public to email the Prime Minister;

(3) how many emails from members of the public 10 Downing Street has received in the last three months.

Mr. Watson
Enhancements have been made to the No. 10 e-mail facility and an updated version is now available. This is in addition to the other ways in which members of the public can interact with the Prime Minister, including: ePetitions; Ask the PM on the Downing Street YouTube site; Twitter; and, written correspondence.