§ Mr. KaufmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how much his Department spent on IT itemising(a) personal computers, (b) main-frame, (c) minicomputers and (d) file servers in the last year for which figures are available. [52890]
§ Mr. HainThe Welsh Office has a Private Finance Initiative contract for the supply of IT services to the desk. These services consist of personal computer workstations, a suite of office automation products, the underlying network infrastructure, hardware and software maintenance and education and training. The inclusive cost for 1997–98 was £3.878 million. The contract serviced 1,965 personal computers and 27 file servers at the end of the year. In addition, in 1997–98 the Department spent £0.031 million on a mainframe computer and £0.892 million on minicomputers.