Written question asked by John Pugh (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 9 July 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 17 July 2003. It was answered by Lord Browne of Ladyton (Labour) on Thursday, 17 July 2003 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

Dept for Work and Pensions

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much he spent on IT (a) maintenance, (b) licences, (c) software and (d) hardware in the last financial year. - Inc figure.

Answer: Dr. Pugh: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much he spent on IT (a) maintenance, (b) licences, (c) software and (d) hardware in the last financial year. [125718] Mr. Browne: In 2002-03, the Department spent £103 million on IT maintenance, although this figure does not include any local service agreements that may have been negotiated outside the central contracts. £4 million was spent on software licences and £142 million was spent on hardware, mostly in connection with the provision of new desktop IT equipment in the Department. Software costs are often not separately identified from the hardware to which they relate. The above information does not include costs of licenses, software and hardware where these are provided via PFI/PPP service contracts. In these circumstances, the costs form part of the service charge and are not separately identified.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 125718; 409 c543W;409 c543-4W
Session: 2002-03
Subjects: Software Computers Department for Work and Pensions Licensing ICT Expenditure Repairs and maintenance
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk