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Dr. Hampson
asked the Secretary of State for Energy 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. Peter Walker
Expenditure recorded by financial years is as follows:
| Hardware inc. maintenance £000 | Software £000 | |
| 1985–86 | 603 | 192 |
| 1986–871 | 490 | 190 |
| 1 Estimate. | ||
Dr. Hampson
asked the Secretary of State for Energy 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. Peter Walker
My Department has awarded contracts of £10,000 or more for computer hardware to the following companies:
Financial year 1985–86:
- Apricot Computers PLC
- Case Communications Limited
- Hewlett Packard
- IBM United Kingdom Limited
- Memorex United Kingdom Limited
- Prime Computers (UK) Limited.
Financial year 1986–87:
- Apricot Computers PLC
- Case Communications Limited
- DPCE Products Limited
- Equinox Computer Systems Limited
- IBM United Kingdom Limited
- Prime Computers (UK) Limited
For reasons of commercial confidentiality I am unable to disclose the value of individual contracts.