Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 122098

ICT: Expenditure

Tabled: 19 March 2026
Answered: 27 March 2026

Question

Dame Chi Onwurah

LabourNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department must approve IT spend above a certain value.

Answer

Ian Murray
Yes. The Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, must approve all digital and technology spend above certain values.