HC Deb 19 March 2003 vol 401 c857W
Mr. Webb

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will list each information technology project being undertaken by his Department and its agencies including(a) the start date, (b) the planned completion date, (c) the current expected completion date, (d) the planned cost and (e) the current estimated cost; and if he will make a statement. [98224]

Mr. McCartney

The Department is undertaking a major modernisation programme encompassing both organisational and IT reform. We received £2 billion for the modernisation programme in SR2000, and a further £1.9 billion in SR2002. The programme began in 2001 and is currently funded until March 2006. Current planned costs include spend to date and estimate to project completion, and are set out by client group in the following below:

£
Work programme Allocation
Working age 375
Pensions 830
Children 585
Corporate 1,433

Figures include all modernisation projects with an IT element, although they do not include running costs or the costs of rolling out the Pension Service and Jobcentre Plus.

Estimates are subject to change as projects move through the project lifecycle.