§ Richard Younger-RossTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister what has been the total expenditure of his Department on IT systems and support in each year from May 1997 to date; how many IT contracts have been let in each of those years; of the other main contracting party in each of those contracts, how many have been(a)companies whose registered office is in (i) England and Wales, (ii) Scotland and (iii) Northern Ireland and (b)foreign companies; and what are the names of the companies falling within category (a). [33686]
§ Mr. LeslieThe total expenditure by the Cabinet Office, its agency and the Central Office of Information on IT systems and support in each year from May 1997 to date is shown in the table.
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£000 1997–98 11,842 1998–99 13,137 1999–2000 117,247 2000–01 1,255,229 2001–02 2,348,462 1The figures for 1999–2000 and 2000–01 include expenditure on: the development of Penserver pensions awarding software; and Y2k work. 2The figures for 2000–01 and 2001–02 include expenditure on: the upgrading of Central Office of Information's IT systems, networks and infrastructures and the introduction of electronic document managements systems for the Office; the development and live running of the Government Gateway, UK online and the Knowledge Network: IT systems and support by the Government Offices in the Regions, Emergency Planning and other function transferring to the Cabinet Office after the 2001 election; and the extension of the scope of services covered by the Cabinet Office's contract for domestic IT services. 32001–02 figure is to end of February and is subject to audit. The number of contracts let and the locations of the main contracting companies are not held centrally and are available only at disproportionate cost.