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Written question asked by Earl of Northesk (Conservative), in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 27 November 2002. It was answered by Lord McIntosh of Haringey (Labour) on Wednesday, 27 November 2002.


McIntosh of Haringey, Lord

Question
What is their policy towards the procurement of open-source as opposed to proprietary software; and what proportion of software procured for use by (a) central government, (b) local government and (c) the public sector is from open-source sources. [HL 1].

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
641 c43WA; HL 1
Session
2002-03
Subjects
Software Central government ICT Local government Public sector Procurement