Question follow-through · 40643

Ministry of Justice: Computers

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the median age is of computers issued to officials in their Department.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
24 Mar 2025
Target answer date
26 Mar 2025
Answer
1 Apr 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 24 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the median age is of computers issued to officials in their Department.

  2. 26 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 1 Apr 2025

    Answer published

    The median age of all Ministry of Justice computers is 2.6 years.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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