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 Monday, 14 July 2003. It was answered by Alun Michael (Labour) on Monday, 14 July 2003 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much she spent on IT (a) maintenance, (b) licences, (c) software and (d) hardware in the last financial year. - Inc figures.

Answer: Dr. Pugh: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much she spent on IT (a) maintenance, (b) licences, (c) software and (d) hardware in the last financial year. [125717] Alun Michael: During the financial year 2002-03, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (excluding Agencies and NDPBs) spent £6,225,184 on IT maintenance, £308,342 on licences, £3,910,025 on proprietary software and £12,088,211 on hardware (including operating system software on PCs and servers and first year maintenance where appropriate). The software spend includes some licence costs, which cannot easily be identified without disproportionate cost. These figures include payments to Fujitsu Services Ltd., with whom the Department has a framework contract, of approximately £4,090,033 on IT maintenance, £320,000 for licences, £1,500,000 for proprietary software and £11,866,000 for hardware purchases.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 125717; 409 c42W
Session: 2002-03
Subjects: Software Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Licensing ICT Expenditure Government departments Repairs and maintenance
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk