Written question asked by Brian White (Labour) on Friday, 29 October 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 8 November 2004. It was answered by Chris Mullin (Labour) on Monday, 8 November 2004 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, 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.

Answer: Brian White: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 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. [195656] Mr. Mullin: The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) currently makes no significant use of open source software. It is the FCO's practice to procure IT on the basis of best value for money. In doing this we are careful not to exclude open source solutions, but we have no specific objective to increase our use of open source software.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 195656; 426 c518W
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Software ICT Government departments Procurement Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk