asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 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.

The information is as follows:

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland to which firms his Department has awarded contracts for computer hardware for each year since 1984; and what was the value of each contract.

The companies listed have been awarded contracts totalling in aggregate more than £10,000. For reasons of commercial confidentiality the value of each is not disclosed.