§ Norman Lamb:To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much was paid to Microsoft in licensing fees by his Department and its agencies in each of the last 67W three years; how much has been budgeted for in (a) 2003 –04 and (b) 2004–05; and how much the NHS has budgeted to pay Microsoft in licensing fees in (i) 2003–04 and (ii) 2004–05. [130687]
§ Mr. Hutton:The total amounts spent on Microsoft products by the Department, its executive agencies and the National Health Service between 2000–01 and 2002–03 are shown in the table.
£ Year Expenditure by the Department and
executive agencies1
Expenditure by the NHS1
2000–01 413,000 32,800,000 2001–02 854,000 34,300,000 2002–03 781,000 66,800,000 1 All sums are inclusive of VAT For 2003–04, the Department and its executive agencies have budgeted approximately £197,000 including VAT. The NHS has budgeted approximately £59,300,000, including VAT, before the expiry of the NHS enterprise agreement in October 2004.
For 2004–05, the indicative budgets for purchase of Microsoft products for the Department and its executive agencies have not yet been established. Information on the NHS budget beyond the expiry of the NHS enterprise agreement is not available. Negotiations are being undertaken with Microsoft about the possible renewal of the agreement.