United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 109124
Government Departments: Digital Technology
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28 January 2026
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9 February 2026 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to HCWS1249, what estimate he has made of the number of legacy digital systems in use across government; what timetable exists for decommissioning the highest-risk system
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28 January 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to HCWS1249, what estimate he has made of the number of legacy digital systems in use across government; what timetable exists for decommissioning the highest-risk system
Source: Commons
9 February 2026
Answer
The most recent assessment of the scale of legacy systems across the public sector was conducted as part of the State of Digital Government Review, which found that 28% of public sector systems were identified as legacy IT. Individual departments remain r...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-01-28/109124
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1876019
- uk · wq-1876019 · source updated 9 February 2026