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Written question asked by Samantha Dixon (Labour) on Wednesday, 17 January 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 19 January 2024. It was answered by Mark Spencer (Conservative) on Tuesday, 6 February 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, how much of the £871 million allocated in the 2021 Spending Review to be spent by his Department on digital investment over three years has been spent.

Answer

At least £381.5 million of the £871 million allocated in the 2021 Spending Review to be spent by Defra on digital investment has been spent as of 31 December 2023.

Approximately £134 million of the £871 million was allocated to Arm’s Length Bodies (ALBs) for their own IT expenditure and so is monitored through individual ALB finance processes rather than central Defra finance.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
10353
Session
2023-24
Related items
Subjects
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs ICT
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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