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Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Microsoft

Asked by Samantha NiblettLabourDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled Answered 16 December 2025UIN 97020

The question

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

Answered by Ian Murray

DSIT spend of £3,044,084.14 for DSIT Microsoft Licences in the last 12 months. We have not provided the proportion of the total technology spend as it is not a separate reporting category within Annual Report and Accounts (ARA).

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