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Written question asked by Baroness Kramer (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 31 October 2016, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 14 November 2016. It was answered by Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen (Conservative) on Tuesday, 15 November 2016 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.

Government Departments: Software

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many licences for Microsoft Office have been held by each government department in each of the last three years for which figures are available; and what is the total cost of those licences by department.

Answer

The following table sets out departmental spend on new Microsoft Office licences:

Department

2014

2015

2016 (to date)

Total

Cabinet Office

£0

£48,815.02

£138,647.17

£187,462.19

DBEIS

£339,553.68

£488,004.20

£377,843.23

£1,205,401.11

DCLG

£650.16

£21,457.26

£0

£22,107.42

DCMS

£0

£58,385.22

£0

£58,385.22

Defra

£1,056,578.18

£517,819.56

£489,118.51

£2,063,516.25

DfID

£0

£6,931.75

£0

£6,931.75

DfT

£188,703.66

£393,645.55

£384,243.74

£966,592.95

DWP

£3,880,932.44

£5,025,522.79

£4,525,591.34

£13,432,046.57

DoH

£702,942.90

£528,051.90

£133,152.74

£1,364,147.54

FCO

£64,282.38

£586,512.28

£575,664.47

£1,226,459.13

HM Treasury

£95,598.92

£322,993.02

£333,636.00

£752,227.94

Home Office

£341,555.06

£567,879.52

£1,930,110.02

£2,839,544.60

MoD

£1,759,378.42

£1,673,981.45

£4,370,288.88

£7,803,648.75

MoJ

£1,764,374.57

£2,175,918.38

£2,114,130.28

£6,054,423.23

Total

£10,194,550.37

£12,415,917.90

£15,372,426.38

£37,982,894.65

Information on the exact number of licences held is not recorded centrally.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL2825
Session
2016-17
Subjects
Software Expenditure Government departments Microsoft
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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