Written question asked by Andrew Gwynne (Labour) on Monday, 16 October 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 18 October 2017. It was answered by Marcus Jones (Conservative) on Tuesday, 24 October 2017 on behalf of the Department for Communities and Local Government.

Department for Communities and Local Government: Software

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much his Department spent on software licences in (a) 2015, (b) 2016 and (c) 2017.

Answer

Departmental records show the following expenditure by financial years on software licenses:

There has been significant investment in software licenses associated with the development of major business applications, in particular:

E-Claims, which supports the administration of the European Regional Development fund and European Social Fund
DELTA, which rationalises the Department’s key data collection and grant administration systems
CORE, which collects social housing sales and lettings data
Troubled Families (TFAM), which supports a key DCLG policy helping over 400,000 families
Fair Chance Fund (FCF), which supports a £15 million programme to move the hardest to help homeless people off the streets and into employment where possible.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 107778
Session: 2017-19
Related items: EU Grants and Loans: Software
Thursday, 16 November 2017
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects: Software Licensing Expenditure Department for Communities and Local Government
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk