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Written question asked by Andrew Gwynne (Labour) on Monday, 22 July 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 24 July 2019. It was answered by James Brokenshire (Conservative) on Wednesday, 24 July 2019 on behalf of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.


Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Software

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much his Department spent on software licences in (a) 2016, (b) 2017 and (c) 2018.

Answer

The table below sets out the Department’s spend on software licences as follows:

Financial Year

Spend (nearest £000s inc VAT)

2016/17

762

2017/18

1,102

2018/19

2,422

The increase in 2018/19 is mainly due to the modernisation of key elements of the MHCLG IT services which amounted to £1,322k as part of the roll-out of the IT Modernisation Programme.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
280203
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Software Expenditure Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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