GOVERNMENT COMPUTER CONTRACTS

Early day motion 658, tabled 24 February 2004 by Vincent Cable (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 41 members.

That this House notes the recent report of the National Audit Office on the Criminal Records Bureau and numerous other reports of wasted public funds on public sector computer projects; further notes the evidence of Computer Weekly to the Work and Pensions sub committee on computer projects; supports the call for best practice to be enshrined in United Kingdom law; supports the call for gateway reviews by the Office of Government Commerce to be published; and notes that Government departments are sometimes misusing the defence of commercial confidentiality to keep information out of the public domain; and urges the Government to change this practice.

Signatures by party: Liberal Democrat 31, Labour 3, Conservative 2, DUP 2, Plaid Cymru 2, Scottish National Party 1.