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Government Departments: Software Expenditure

Answer

On (a) some limited information was collected by the Office of Government Commerce in 2002–03 and is given below. The information concerned does not encompass all departments and therefore does not give the complete picture. The information sought at (b) is not held centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. Expenditure on IT Software/Maintenance 2002–03 Department Spend (£) Department of Work and Pensions 120,217,448 National Savings and Investments 13,859,915 HM Customs and Excise 8,385,806 Environment Agency 8,194,114 Cabinet Office 6,431,619 Police Information Technology Organisation 5,096,065 Department of Health 3,455,036 Office for National Statistics 2,454,060 Audit Commission 1,981,012 English Heritage 1,865,136 Ordnance Survey 1,805,247 Maritime and Coast Guard Agency 1,683,473 Planning Inspectorate 1,653,961 Department for Transport 1,649,799 Highways Agency 1,296,570 Driver and Vehicle Licensing Centre 1,244,120 Office of The Deputy Prime Minister 1,090,039 Employment Service 1,075,225 Department for Education and Skills 995,636 Department of the Environment Food and Rural Affairs 826,759 Office of Government Commerce 742,272 HM Treasury 394,311 Home Office 309,034 Driving Standards Authority 302,267 Department of Culture, Media and Sport 300,627 Department of Trade and Industry 283,896 Vehicle and Operator Services Agency 246,912 Department for International Development 181,856 Centre for Management and Policy Studies 112,243 Court Services 85,599 Treasury Solicitors Department 67,394 Department for Constitutional Affairs 39,324 OGCbuying.solutions 31,023 HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate 22,475 Crown Prosecution Service 8,293 Legal Secretariat to Law Officers 2,706 Children and Family Court Advisory Support Services –101,294 Total: 188,289,977

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

349; 672 c136-7WA

Session

2005-06

Subjects

Software ICT Expenditure Government departments Procurement Repairs and maintenance Microsoft

Contains statistics

Yes