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Written question asked by Baroness Elliott of Whitburn Bay (Labour) on Wednesday, 17 January 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 23 January 2024 (named day). It was answered by Mark Spencer (Conservative) on Monday, 29 January 2024 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: ICT

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Fifty-first Report of the Committee of Public Accounts of Session 2022-23 on Tackling Defra’s ageing digital services, HC 737, published on 10 May 2023, what steps his Department has taken to replace legacy computer systems since the publication of that report.

Answer

We continue to invest in replacing legacy IT systems, both through the dedicated upgrade programmes and through major programme deliveries.

For example, our Legacy Application Programme is addressing technical debt which includes exiting from old data centres, removing obsolescence, bringing applications into mainstream support, and improving their security posture. Over 180 applications have had their most critical legacy technology addressed through this programme. We are addressing legacy technology in other applications through digital transformation and policy programmes where this provides a better coordinated approach. This approach has enabled us to remediate the most critical legacy technology and continue to remediate priority applications to April 2025.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
10129
Session
2023-24
Related items
Transferred
Yes
Subjects
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs ICT
Link
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