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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

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