Written question asked by Geoffrey Hoon (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 28 November 1996. It was answered by John Wheeler (Conservative) on Thursday, 28 November 1996 on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office.
Northern Ireland Office
- Question
- How many separate computer programmes his Department operates.
- Answer
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Mr. Hoon: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many separate computer programs his Department operates. [5353] Sir John Wheeler: There is no universal definition of what constitutes a computer program. A formula or a simple line of executable code could be said to be a program, however my Department is at present responsible for 254 major software systems.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 5353; 286 c379W;286 c377W
- Session
- 1996-97
- Subjects
- Software Computers Government departments Northern Ireland Office
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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