Question follow-through · 40644

Cabinet Office: Computers

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the median age is of computers issued to officials in their Department.

answeredCabinet Office

About this written question

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Answering body
Cabinet Office
Tabled
24 Mar 2025
Target answer date
26 Mar 2025
Answer
2 Apr 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

Recorded timeline

  1. 24 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, 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. 2 Apr 2025

    Answer published

    The median age for currently deployed computers is 4.5 years for MacBook and 5 years for Windows devices.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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