PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(8 July 2025)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will make it his policy to transition government digital services to (a) free and (b) open-source providers.
Asked by:
Sarah Edwards (Labour)
Asked by:
Sarah Edwards (Labour)
Answer
Where appropriate, the Government makes use of free and open-source providers. The Digital, Data & Technology playbook provides guidance on sourcing and contracting for digital, data and technology projects and programmes. Cabinet Office & Government Digital Service are currently working together to define a comprehensive sourcing strategy for what we build, what we buy and how we partner. This will include use of open-source solutions.
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