§ Mr. Ashdownasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is his policy on the purchase or use in his Department of computers or software which are subject to extraterritorial control on their use, movement or resale; and if he will make a statement.
Section 15 management agreements Number of agreements Hectares Lump sums paid £ Annual payment commitment* £ per annum England 174 4,803 256,114 274,340 Scotland 70 4,741 170,456 105,395 Wales 12 231 5,022 9,348 Total 256 9,775 439,591 389,083 * Excluding arrears.
c. Detailed analysis by country is: Payments mainly by lump sum Number of agreements Hectares Lump sum paid £ Average cost per hectare (lump sum) £/ha England 34 1,257 256,114 204 Scotland 18 910 178,455 196 Wales 2 50 5,022 100 Total 54 2,217 439,591 198
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Payments mainly by annual payment Number of agreements (a) Hectares (b) Annual payment commitment (c) £ per annum Average cost per hectare per annum (d) £ per hectare per annum England 140 3,546 274,340 77 Scotland 52 3,831 105,395 28 Wales 10 181 9,348 52 Total 202 7,558 389,083 51
§ Mr. Kenneth BakerThe computing procurement policy of my Department is to obtain the best value for money in line with the Department's strategy for information technology. Procurements are carried out through the Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency in the Treasury and in accord with Government policy.