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Dept for Constitutional Affairs

Answer

Dr. Cable: To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs if he will list payments made to EDS in respect of the courts' computer systems in each of the last five financial years; and if he will make a statement. [134231] Mr. Leslie: The following net payments were made to EDS in the last five financial years in respect of the courts' computer systems (LOCCS contract): _________________________________________________________________________________________________. £ million 1998-99 5.92 1999-2000 14.35 2000-01 24.9 2001-02 33.4 2002-03 17.5 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. The pattern of expenditure reflects the wide-ranging programme, beginning in 1999, to modernise the Department's work, to increase its efficiency and provide better customer service, which has varied the level of payments from year-to-year. This programme included the provision of new services, such as: modifications to the court case management system to include a module for family work ; modernisation of the jury summoning system; modern IT support for the Judiciary; and, the Money Claims Online project.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

134231; 412 c382W;412 c390W

Session

2002-03

Subjects

Courts Software Computers Expenditure Department for Constitutional Affairs Electronic Data Systems

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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