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Department of Health and Social Care: Microsoft

Asked by Samantha NiblettLabourDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 11 December 2025UIN 97018

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much his Department has spent on software licences from Microsoft in the last 12 months; and what proportion this represents of his Department’s total technology spend.

Answered by Karin Smyth

For the period 4 December 2024 to 5 December 2025, the Department spent £4.8 million on Microsoft Software licenses and services. During this period this spend accounted for 25.2% of the overall internal technology spend.

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