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Written question asked by Thomas Docherty (Labour) on Wednesday, 9 July 2014, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 14 July 2014. A holding answer was provided on Thursday, 17 July 2014. A substantive answer was provided by Viscount Thurso (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 22 July 2014 on behalf of the House of Commons Commission.


ICT

Question

To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, how many contractors supporting PICT and other information technology projects in the House have had their contracts (a) terminated and (b) not renewed due to poor performance.

Answer

PICT hold records of all contractors who have left PICT since April 2012. Since contractors are not employees – but employed via an agency or their own Limited Company – any records kept are brief. It is not usual practice to provide references and as a result, reasons for their departure are not recorded.

The number of contractors whose contracts ended during this period has been follows:

2012/13 – 29
2013/14 – 48
2014/15 (to 30 June) – 57


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
204884
Session
2014-15
Subjects
ICT House of Commons
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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