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Government Departments: ICT |
| Question ID: |
1819703 |
| UIN: |
65083 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-07-04 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5154 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Sarah Hall
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| Asking Member handle: |
sarah_hall81
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@sarah_hall81
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department has undertaken a cross-Government audit of legacy systems to inform the prioritisation of modernisation efforts. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-07-14 |
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false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4822 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Feryal Clark
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| Answering Member handle: |
FeryalClark
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@FeryalClark
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| Answer text: |
The last survey of legacy systems was conducted in 2024. The scale of legacy varies by organisation and is not consistently measured, but it is estimated to comprise 28% of systems in central government departments in 2024, an increase from 26% in 2023.Go... |
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| Answering body ID: |
216 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology |
| Tweeted: |
true |