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MPs question why schools can't buy in to open source software

Nearly 1 in 5 backbencher MPs from all parties have questioned the exclusion of open source software from UK schools in their response to an early day motion (EDM) tabled by John Pugh MP. The motion addresses concern for government policy which stifles innovation and locks users into high cost software