Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 97018
Department of Health and Social Care: Microsoft
Tabled: 3 December 2025
Answered: 11 December 2025
Named DayQuestion
Samantha Niblett
Labour — South Derbyshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much his Department has spent on software licences from Microsoft in the last 12 months; and what proportion this represents of his Department’s total technology spend.
Answer
Karin SmythFor the period 4 December 2024 to 5 December 2025, the Department spent £4.8 million on Microsoft Software licenses and services. During this period this spend accounted for 25.2% of the overall internal technology spend.