Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 121746

Government Departments: Software

Tabled: 18 March 2026

Answered: 25 March 2026

Named Day

Question

Dame Chi Onwurah

Labour — Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department requires the use of open-source software, open standards or open interfaces as part of its oversight and approval of major IT procurement across Government.

Answer

Ian Murray

As of February 2025, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), through its incorporation of the Government Digital Service (GDS), requires full consideration be given to the use of open standards and open-source software. DSIT oversigh...

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