§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department on what date the ORBIS computer system for the administration of firearms was installed by514W the Metropolitan Police; what was the cost of the installation; what was the cost of the system in the last financial year for which figures are available; what is the contract cost in the current financial year; and for what time period was the initial contract and with what options. [107402]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeThe Receiver for the Metropolitan Police District tells me that the installation of the ORBIS computer system was completed and accepted by the Metropolitan Police on 15 October 1999. The cost of installation, inclusive of computer hardware and software costs and the salaries of the Metropolitan police staff involved, totalled £265,000. The only costs for the system have been incurred in the current financial year and, inclusive of the first year's maintenance, amount to £114,350. The contract is for two years initially, renewable thereafter by payment of the appropriate support costs.