Written question asked by Steve Webb (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 10 March 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 12 March 2010. It was answered by Lord Knight of Weymouth (Labour) on Monday, 29 March 2010 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.
Departmental ICT
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much her Department has spent on maintaining its computer systems, excluding capital purchases, in the last year for which figures are available.
- Answer
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External expenditure on application maintenance and support was £66 million in 2008-09.This maintains and supports all the Departments IT estate, including all the IT systems that support Jobcentre Plus, Pensions Disability and Carers Service and payments systems to provide services to over 20 million people.The Department ensures the best value for money by contracting for IT standard services by rigorously benchmarking and market testing.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 508 c710-1W; 322279
- Session
- 2009-10
- Subjects
- Department for Work and Pensions ICT
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