Information Technology (Hansard, 10 July 2003)

HC Deb 10 July 2003 vol 408 cc953-4W 953W

§ Mr. Flight
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what his Department's(a) total managed expenditure (b) total spending on information technology and 954W (c) spending on information technology as a proportion of its total managed expenditure was in each financial year since 1978–98. [107185]

§ Mrs. McGuire
The Scotland Office was established on 1 July 1999. The figures for total departmental expenditure and spending on information technology are as follows:

1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02

Total expenditure¹ (£000) 3,836 6,271 6,469

IT expenditure (£000) 89 58 50

IT expenditure (as percentage) 2.32 0.92 0.77

¹ Excluding the grants paid to the Scottish Executive and the Boundary Commission for Scotland.

	1999–2000	2000–01	2001–02
Total expenditure¹ (£000)	3,836	6,271	6,469
IT expenditure (£000)	89	58	50
IT expenditure (as percentage)	2.32	0.92	0.77
¹ Excluding the grants paid to the Scottish Executive and the Boundary Commission for Scotland.