Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 97022

Ministry of Justice: Software

Tabled: 3 December 2025
Answered: 8 December 2025
Named Day

Question

Samantha Niblett

LabourSouth Derbyshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department has spent on software licenses from Microsoft in the last 12 months; and what proportion this represents of his Department’s total technology spend.

Answer

Jake Richards
In the last 12 months, the Ministry of Justice has spent £68 million on software licenses from Microsoft. This represents approximately 11% of the Department’s total technology spend.