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Department of Health and Social Care: Software

Asked by Samantha NiblettLabourDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 22 December 2025UIN 99951

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 11 December 2025 to Question 97018, what proportion of his Department expenditure on Microsoft Software licenses and services was allocated to (a) new service implementations and (b) renewal or maintenance of existing system; and how this compares to the previous year’s expenditure in each category.

Answered by Karin Smyth

The following table shows the information requested:

Year

New Service Implementations

Renewal and Maintenance of existing Systems

4 December 2024 – 5 December 2025

15.2%

84.8%

4 December 2023 – 5 December 2024

0%

100%

Source: Department of Health and Social Care

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