§ Richard Younger-RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what has been the total expenditure of her 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). [33680]
§ John HealeyThe information that can be provided without disproportionate cost is as follows:
Number of contracts let and total expenditure of IT systems and Support Year Number Total expenditure (£) 1997–98 0 6,446,000.00 1998–99 5 8,000,000.00 1999–2000 3 8,400,000.00 2000–01 3 7,362,000.00 2001–02 1 5,975,000.00 Total 12 30,208,000.00
Number of companies whose registered offices is in: Number England and Wales 11 Scotland 1 Northern Ireland 0 Foreign 0 Names of companies, whose registered office is in the United Kingdom
- Axios Systems Ltd.
- ISIS Ltd.
- Peoplesoft UK Ltd.
- NETG Ltd.
- Hays Information Management
- Electronic Data Systems Ltd.
- British Telecommunications plc
- CTP Information Management Ltd.
- International Computers Ltd.
- Xansa plc
- Cap/Gemini/Ernst and Young
- EduServ of University of Bath.