HC Deb 26 February 1987 vol 111 cc360-1W
Dr. Hampson

asked the Secretary of State for Energy what his Department has spent on (a) computer hardware and (b) computer software for each year since 1984; and what is the projected expenditure for 1987.

Mr. Peter Walker

Expenditure recorded by financial years is as follows:

Hardware inc. maintenance £000 Software £000
1985–86 603 192
1986–871 490 190
1 Estimate.

Provisional plans for 1987–88 envisage expenditure of £800,000 on hardware and £180,000 on software. Supply Estimates for 1987–88 will be presented to Parliament in due course.

Dr. Hampson

asked the Secretary of State for Energy to which firms his Department has awarded contracts for computer hardware for each year since 1984; and what was the value of each contract.

Mr. Peter Walker

My Department has awarded contracts of £10,000 or more for computer hardware to the following companies:

Financial year 1985–86:

  • Apricot Computers PLC
  • Case Communications Limited
  • Hewlett Packard
  • IBM United Kingdom Limited
  • Memorex United Kingdom Limited
  • Prime Computers (UK) Limited.

Financial year 1986–87:

  • Apricot Computers PLC
  • Case Communications Limited
  • DPCE Products Limited
  • Equinox Computer Systems Limited
  • IBM United Kingdom Limited
  • Prime Computers (UK) Limited

For reasons of commercial confidentiality I am unable to disclose the value of individual contracts.

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