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Dr. Hampson
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what his Department has spent on (a) computer hardware and (b) computer software for each year since 1984; and what is the projected expenditure for 1987.
Mr. Rifkind
The expenditure of my Departments in 1985–86 and 1986–87 and an estimate of their expenditure in 1987–88 is set out in the table. Expenditure on turnkey systems has been included in the hardware figures.
| 1985–86 (£'000) | 1986–87 (£'000) | 1987–881 (£'000) | |
| Hardware | 3,741 | 2,181 | 4,447 |
| Software | 387 | 719 | 998 |
| 1 Estimated. | |||
Dr. Hampson
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland to which firms his Department has awarded contracts for computer hardware for each year since 1984; and what was the value of each contract.
Mr. Rifkind
Firms awarded contracts valued in excess of £10,000 are:
| Year and Company | Number of Contracts |
| 1985–86 | |
| Computacentre Ltd. | 1 |
| Digital Equipment Co. Ltd. | 2 |
| Harris Systems Ltd. | 1 |
| International Computers Ltd. | 1 |
| IBM United Kingdom Ltd. | 15 |
| Sperry Computer Systems | 4 |
| Summit Computers (UK) Ltd. | 1 |
| Videcom Ltd. | 1 |
| 1986–87 | |
| CAP Northern Ltd. | 1 |
| International Computers Ltd. | 1 |
| IBM United Kingdom Ltd. | 4 |
| Kurzweil Computer Products | 1 |
| Memorex UK Ltd. | 1 |
| Rank Xerox (UK) Ltd. | 1 |
| ROCC Computers Ltd. | 1 |
| Sperry Computer Systems | 4 |
| Wordplex Ltd | 1 |