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Written question asked by Samantha Niblett (Labour) on Friday, 12 December 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 18 December 2025 (named day). It was answered by Karin Smyth (Labour) on Thursday, 18 December 2025 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


Department of Health and Social Care: Microsoft

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of spending on Microsoft software licenses and services between (a) 4 December 2024 and 5 December 2025 and (b) 4 December 2023 and 5 December 2024 was allocated to (i) new service implementations and (ii) renewal and maintenance of existing systems.

Answer

The following table shows the proportion of spending on Microsoft software licenses and services between 4 December 2024 and 5 December 2025, and between 4 December 2023 and 5 December 2024 that was allocated to new service implementations and renewal, and to the maintenance of existing systems:

Period

New service implementations

Renewal and maintenance of existing systems

4 December 2024 to 5 December 2025

15.2%

84.8%

4 December 2023 to 5 December 2024

0%

100%


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
99601
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Software Expenditure Microsoft Department of Health and Social Care
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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