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ICT: Expenditure

Asked by Dame Chi OnwurahLabourDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled Answered 27 March 2026UIN 122098

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department must approve IT spend above a certain value.

Answered by Ian Murray

Yes. The Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, must approve all digital and technology spend above certain values.

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