Microsoft (Licensing Fees) (Hansard, 16 September 2003)

HC Deb 16 September 2003 vol 410 c636W 636W

§ Norman Lamb
To ask the Leader of the House how much was paid to Microsoft in licensing fees by the Office of the Leader of the House in each of the last three years; and how much has been budgeted for(a) 2003–04 and (b) 2004–05. [130674]

§ Mr. Hain
In the last three years the Office of the Leader of the House paid no licensing fees directly to Microsoft and has made no separate provision for 2003–4 or 2004–5.
The IT service for my Office is provided by the Cabinet Office and charged on a per PC basis. Any costs for licence fees are included in the overall IT charges.