Written question asked by Brian White (Labour) on Friday, 29 October 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 17 November 2004. It was answered by Lord Touhig (Labour) on Wednesday, 17 November 2004 on behalf of the Wales Office.

Office of the Secretary of State for Wales

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what percentage of the Department's (a) implemented and (b) planned computer systems use open source software; and what plans are in place to raise this level. - Including ref to www.govtalk.gov.uk.

Answer: Brian White: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what percentage of the Department's (a) implemented and (b) planned computer systems use open source software; and what plans are in place to raise this level. [195663] Mr. Touhig: There is minimal use of Open Source Software (OSS) within the Wales Office. There are no immediate plans to increase usage of OSS in the Wales Office at present. Our future use of open source software will follow the Government's open source software policy published on 28 October 2004. The draft policy document is available to view at www.govtalk.gov.uk

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