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Written Question
Scotland Office: Internet
Tuesday 15th May 2018

Asked by: Lord Harris of Haringey (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Scotland Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many cloud services contracts that were previously delivered by British cloud services providers for the Scotland Office are now delivered by multinational cloud service providers; what is the value of those contracts; and what are the names of the previous providers.

Answered by Lord Duncan of Springbank

Other than for minor or bespoke purchases, the Scotland Office does not normally undertake direct procurement or tendering of contracts. It utilises existing service contracts between suppliers and other Government departments.

Written Question
Scotland Office: Databases
Tuesday 15th May 2018

Asked by: Lord Harris of Haringey (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Scotland Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of the Scotland Office's data is hosted (1) in the UK, and (2) overseas.

Answered by Lord Duncan of Springbank

The Scotland Office uses an information technology system (SCOTS) provided by the Scottish Government and therefore does not centrally collect the specific data requested.