HC Deb 29 October 2003 vol 412 c251W
Dr. Cable

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list payments made by(a) HM Treasury, (b) Customs and Excise and (c) the Inland Revenue to EDS in each of the last five financial years; and if he will make a statement. [134225]

Dawn Primarolo

The payments made to EDS in each of the last five financial years were as follows:

  1. (a) HM Treasury
  2. No payments made because HM Treasury has no commercial relationship with EDS.
  3. (b)Customs and Excise
  4. Customs and Excise Customs and Excise only have one contract with EDS through a framework contract signed on 5 July 2002.

The payments made to EDS were:

£ million
2002–2003 1.00
20031 1.21
1 To date

Both figures were exclusive of VAT.

(c)Inland Revenue

The Inland Revenue has a contract with EDS to supply IT services to the Department. The payments made during the last five financial years were:

£million
1998–1999 208.4
1999–2000 252.3
2000–2001 247.0
2001–2002 299.1
2002–2003 331.9

These figures exclude VAT and payments in respect of capital purchases.