§ Mr. Coombsasked the Attorney-General if he will list those companies to which the Lord Chancellor's Department has awarded contracts for the supply of word processing hardware and software in each year since 1984; and what was the value of each contract.
The Attorney-GeneralThe suppliers of word processing equipment to the Lord Chancellor's Department in the years 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87 have been as follows:
- International Business Machines Ltd.
- Rank Zerox (UK) Ltd.
- Wildings Office Equipment PLC
The value of each contract is a matter of commercial confidentiality.
§ Mr. Coombsasked the Attorney-General how much the Lord Chancellor's Department has spent on (a) word processing hardware and (b) word processing software in each year since 1984; and what is the projected expenditure for the financial years 1987–88 and 1988–89.
The Attorney-GeneralThe cost of word processing equipment purchased by the Lord Chancellor's Department since 1984 is as follows:
Hardware Software £ £ 1984–85 31,000 5,000 1985–86 106,000 25,000 1986–87 12,000 4,000 Projected expenditure for the financial year 1987–88 is £50,000, and for 1988–89, £125,000.
§ Mr. Coombsasked the Attorney-General if he will list those companies to which the Lord Chancellor's Department has awarded contracts for the supply of desktop publishing hardware and software in each year since 1984; and what was the value of each contract.
The Attorney-GeneralThere has only been one set of desktop publishing equipment supplied to the Lord Chancellor's Department and this was purchased from Rank Xerox in the financial year 1985–86. For reasons of commercial confidentiality the value of the contract cannot be disclosed.
§ Mr. Coombsasked the Attorney-General how much the Lord Chancellor's Department has spent on (a) desktop publishing hardware and (b) desktop publishing software in each year since 1984; and what is the projected expenditure for the financial years 1987–88 and 1988–89.
The Attorney-GeneralAs there has only been one set of desktop publishing equipment supplied to the Lord Chancellor's Department since 1984 I am unable, due to the commercial confidentiality, to disclose the value of the contract.
There are no firm plans for any other system to be purchased in the financial years 1987–88 and 1988–89.