Written question asked by Norman Lamb (Liberal Democrat) on Friday, 12 September 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 21 October 2003. It was answered by Yvette Cooper (Labour) on Tuesday, 21 October 2003 on behalf of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Question: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much was paid to Microsoft in licensing fees by his Department and its agencies in each of the last three years; and how much has been budgeted for (a) 2003-04 and (b) 2004-05.

Answer: Norman Lamb: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how much was paid to Microsoft in licensing fees by his Department and its agencies in each of the last three years; and how much has been budgeted for (a) 2003-04 and (b) 2004-05. [130667] Yvette Cooper: The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister was created on 29 May 2002. The following table summarises Microsoft licensing fees incurred by the Office since its creation, and those incurred by Agencies for the period requested: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Agency Spend 2000-01 Spend 2001-02 Spend 2002-03 ODPM Central n/a n/a 346,800 Fire Service College Prior to 2002, licenses supplied from the Home Office 6,940 The Rent Service 0 0 0 QEII Conference Centre 6,200 11,900 7,200 Planning Inspectorate 13,000 185,000 67,000 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Budgets for spend in 2003/04 and in future years are withheld on grounds of commercial confidentiality.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 130667; 411 c542W;411 c546W
Session: 2002-03
Subjects: Software Finance Fees and charges Licensing Expenditure Government departments Office of the Deputy Prime Minister Microsoft
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