Sky Subscriptions
Published 1 October 2013
We were asked:
How much money have you spent on Sky television subscriptions since May 2010?
We replied:
The Wales Office spent £5,715 on a Sky television subscription between May 2010 and June 2011. We cancelled our Sky television subscription in June 2011 and moved to Freesat.
We were asked:
Which Sky packages are you subscribed to?
We replied:
The Wales Office is no longer subscribed to Sky.
We were asked:
For what reasons are you subscribed to these packages?
We replied:
The Wales Office subscribed to a Sky package up to June 2011 in order to access BBC Wales and ITV Wales as well as BBC parliament channels
We were asked:
How many televisions does the department have access to?
We replied:
The Wales Office has access to 12 televisions, split between our London and Cardiff offices.
We were asked:
Are these in the private offices of ministers and secretaries of state?
We replied:
There are 7 televisions in the private offices of Wales Office Ministers, split between our London (4) and Cardiff offices (3).