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Treasury

Answer

Mr. Field: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the IT projects currently undertaken in his Department; and if he will state the (a) expected completion date and (b) cost of each project. [151513] Dawn Primarolo: [holding answer 26 February 2001]: The information is in the table. The costs shown for each of the IT projects cover externally provided hardware, software and implementation costs and may, in addition, cover other costs such as training where this has been purchased as part of the initial contract placed with the external contractor. The costs of in-house project development are not included. Support and on-going maintenance costs are excluded. Probity and value for money in contracting for IT projects is ensured through compliance with EC public procurement rules, UK Government domestic procurement policy and best practice guidance, Government accounting rules and National Audit requirements. Only IT projects with estimated costs of over £250,000, on the basis described above, are included in the table. HM Treasury _________________________________________________________________________________________________. IT project Expected date of completion Cost (£000) Upgrading the Treasury's desktop to March 2001 2,500 incorporate Windows and Office 2000 products Redevelopment of the Treasury's public June 2001 {1}250-300 website (www.hm-treasury.gov.uk) Replacement for FAMIS, the Treasury's October 2001 {1}700-900 domestic accounting system Procurement of a Treasury search engine to November 2001 500 provide a single access point to information in the electronic document management system, the intranet, the GSI and sites of particular Treasury interest on the internet Replacement of the Treasury Accounting October 2002 1,100 System (TACSYS) which manages the Consolidated Fund, the National Loans Fund and related activities _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Cost range given as cost is dependent on chosen functionality.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

151513; 366 c50W

Session

2000-01

Subjects

Software Costs ICT Government departments Treasury

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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