To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding her Department and the predecessor Department (a) budgeted for and (b) spent on software updates to legacy computer systems in each of the last three financial years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding her Department and the predecessor Department (a) budgeted for and (b) spent on software updates to legacy computer systems in each of the last three financial years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much his Department and its agencies spent on font licensing in the last three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much his Department and its agencies spent on font licensing in the last three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many copies of Adobe Photoshop software were purchased by his Department in the last period for which figures are available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many copies of Adobe Photoshop software were purchased by his Department in the last period for which figures are available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what the expenditure by her Department on buying, operating and supporting (a) all commercial software products and (b) software products produced by Microsoft was in each of the last three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what the expenditure by her Department on buying, operating and supporting (a) all commercial software products and (b) software products produced by Microsoft was in each of the last three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what percentage of her Department's computer systems use open source software; what percentage of the systems planned to be installed use such software; and whether she plans to increase the use of open source software in her Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what percentage of her Department's computer systems use open source software; what percentage of the systems planned to be installed use such software; and whether she plans to increase the use of open source software in her Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what percentage of the Department's (a) implemented and (b) planned computer systems use open source software; and what plans are in place to raise this level.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what percentage of the Department's (a) implemented and (b) planned computer systems use open source software; and what plans are in place to raise this level.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many cases of computer misuse there were in (a) her Department and (b) Ofcom this year to date; how many of those cases resulted in disciplinary action; and what measures are in place to (i) discourage and (ii)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many cases of computer misuse there were in (a) her Department and (b) Ofcom this year to date; how many of those cases resulted in disciplinary action; and what measures are in place to (i) discourage and (ii)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans she has to update computer (a) hardware and (b) software standard packages used in her Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans she has to update computer (a) hardware and (b) software standard packages used in her Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many cases of computer misuse there were in her Department in (a) 1997 and (b) 2003, broken down by category of misuse; and how many of those cases resulted in disciplinary action.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many cases of computer misuse there were in her Department in (a) 1997 and (b) 2003, broken down by category of misuse; and how many of those cases resulted in disciplinary action.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what audit mechanisms are in place to determine whether information technology (a) hardware and (b) software products are being used properly in her Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what audit mechanisms are in place to determine whether information technology (a) hardware and (b) software products are being used properly in her Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, why the amount paid by her Department to Microsoft in licensing fees rose from £9,500 in 2001-02 to £234,000 in 2002-03.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, why the amount paid by her Department to Microsoft in licensing fees rose from £9,500 in 2001-02 to £234,000 in 2002-03.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether a decision has been taken as to whether her Department intends to continue paying Microsoft for licensing fees in future years; and if she will make a statement. - No decision.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether a decision has been taken as to whether her Department intends to continue paying Microsoft for licensing fees in future years; and if she will make a statement. - No decision.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much was paid to Microsoft in licensing fees by her 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. - Inc figures.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much was paid to Microsoft in licensing fees by her 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. - Inc figures.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the Department spent on IT (a) licences, (b) maintenance, (c) software and (d) hardware in the last financial year. - Inc figures.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the Department spent on IT (a) licences, (b) maintenance, (c) software and (d) hardware in the last financial year. - Inc figures.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what her policy is towards using open source software; and what percentage is used in her Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what her policy is towards using open source software; and what percentage is used in her Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will list the IT projects currently undertaken in his Department; and if he will state the (a) expected completion date and (b) cost of each project. - Inc figures.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will list the IT projects currently undertaken in his Department; and if he will state the (a) expected completion date and (b) cost of each project. - Inc figures.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will list the IT projects his Department plans to undertake in the next year; and if he will state in each case the (a) expected date of commencement and completion and (b) cost. - Inc figures.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will list the IT projects his Department plans to undertake in the next year; and if he will state in each case the (a) expected date of commencement and completion and (b) cost. - Inc figures.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans he has for departmental (a) White and (b) Green Papers to be made available on floppy disk format in a form which facilitates access for the visually impaired. - Inc ref to 324 c296W, 27 January 1999,

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans he has for departmental (a) White and (b) Green Papers to be made available on floppy disk format in a form which facilitates access for the visually impaired. - Inc ref to 324 c296W, 27 January 1999,

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will list those companies awarded contracts by his Department for the supply of computer hardware and software in each year since 1992 indicating the value of each contract. - Includes figures.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will list those companies awarded contracts by his Department for the supply of computer hardware and software in each year since 1992 indicating the value of each contract. - Includes figures.