
6 July 2010 Last updated at 05:00 GMT BBC News has learnt that the Government has spent tens of thousands of pounds developing iPhone applications. A Freedom of Information (FOI) request revealed that development costs ranged from £10,000 - £40,000. These included a travel advice app from the Foreign Office and a jobseekers' tool. But the Home Office declined the FOI request for information on its iPhone apps, saying security concerns "prevent us from supplying information". The information comes just a few weeks after the government announced it was to conduct a review of all 820 of its websites. A report by the Central Office of Information has revealed that the government spent £94m on website development and running costs and £32m on web staff in 2009 - 2010. The most expensive application was a proposed Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) app that provides "a masterclass for changing your wheel". Documents seen by the BBC reveal that the DVLA Motoring Masterclass app would cost £40,000 and would also work out fuel mileage, act as a hazard light and track RAC patrols. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10514367