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Digital Technology: Public Sector

Asked by Samantha NiblettLabourDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled Answered 4 June 2025UIN 55786

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the impact of (a) usage, (b) year-over-year spend and (c) potential dependencies of the Government's current software assets on cost efficiencies.

Answered by Feryal Clark

His Majesty's Government monitors the usage of individual and enterprise licenses across a wide variety of products

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