What can you buy with £37 billion?

[ABHBORO]

it's "have" I've told you once.

How much, as either percentage or total cost, do you believe has been spent on testing? and how does that compare to other countries?

It’s really good compared to American

i think the last time I read about it something like 85-90% of the cost was for the tests

 

[SmallTown]

It’s really good compared to American

i think the last time I read about it something like 85-90% of the cost was for the tests

What's your source? That seems an awful lot of money to be spending on testing. Compared to what other countries are spending. I would question that.

 

[Huddboro]

Yeah it also includes other costs but some people seem to think if we didn’t have the app it would of saved 37 billion

I don’t doubt it would’ve cost a significant amount of money however the bit you’re missing is it DOESN’T work and has failed to track people throughout this. It’s a scandalous waste of money.

 

[ABHBORO]

What's your source? That seems an awful lot of money to be spending on testing. Compared to what other countries are spending. I would question that.

I can’t remember where I read it but a quick google and this came up

Misleading claims about Serco’s role in Test and Trace resurface - Full Fact

Most of the money spent on Test and Trace goes on testing. Serco plays a big part in tracing, but does not receive a majority of the funding.

fullfact.org

 

[ABHBORO]

I don’t doubt it would’ve cost a significant amount of money however the bit you’re missing is it DOESN’T work and has failed to track people throughout this. It’s a scandalous waste of money.

I’m not missing anything. I’m not claiming it amazing and good value for money just saying it didn’t cost 37 billion

 

[SmallTown]

I’m not missing anything. I’m not claiming it amazing and good value for money just saying it didn’t cost 37 billion

It did though and it doesn't work. What are you not getting?

 

[SmallTown]

I can’t remember where I read it but a quick google and this came up

Misleading claims about Serco’s role in Test and Trace resurface - Full Fact

Most of the money spent on Test and Trace goes on testing. Serco plays a big part in tracing, but does not receive a majority of the funding.

fullfact.org

Is this from the website that has a Tory Party donor as a trustee? That is interesting

 

[ABHBORO]

It did though and it doesn't work. What are you not getting?

The app didn’t cost 37 billion

 

[ABHBORO]

Is this from the website that has a Tory Party donor as a trustee? That is interesting

I haven’t read it. It’s just the first page I found that had a % figure in it for you

 

[Borobarmy]

1423 years wages on Messi money ( mind he does have to work Sundays and Bank Holidays )

 

[FabioPorkpie]

Yeah it also includes other costs but some people seem to think if we didn’t have the app it would of saved 37 billion

No, I don’t see anybody here saying that, other than you.

 

[SmallTown]

I haven’t read it.

I imagine that's a familiar feeling with you!

 

[FabioPorkpie]

According to the recent public accounts committee report, the system is still paying for consultants at £1000 per day.

“Unimaginable” cost of Test & Trace failed to deliver central promise of averting another lockdown - Committees - UK Parliament

<p>In May last year NHS Test and Trace (NHST&T) was set up with a budget of £22 billion. Since then it has been allocated £15 billion more: totalling £37 billion over two years.</p>

committees.parliament.uk

Anyway, I’d spend the 37 billion on AZ vaccine doses which at £3 a pop would be enough to offer every person (adult or child) on Earth one dose, with 4.7 billion doses left to start the second doses.

 

[ABHBORO]

I imagine that's a familiar feeling with you!

You asked for some information so I had a quick look for you out of the goodness of my heart so no need to be a (Admin edit: no need to be abusive either ABHBORO).

I’m dyslexic and posting on forums like this is quite difficult for people like me and small minded people like you who keep picking at spelling mistakes and tell people to read more make it harder

 

[BaronSmoggie]

How much would that of saved?

If they'd used the open source system that Canada and a few other countries used, it would have cost around £700,000 to deploy nationally. So £11.3bn saved over what the Serco platform cost.

 

[ABHBORO]

If they'd used the open source system that Canada and a few other countries used, it would have cost around £700,000 to deploy nationally. So £11.3bn saved over what the Serco platform cost.

Where is the 12bn serco cost coming from? Because if it’s costing that much without test I’d like to read it

 

[Laughing]

If they'd used the open source system that Canada and a few other countries used, it would have cost around £700,000 to deploy nationally. So £11.3bn saved over what the Serco platform cost.

Infosys would have done it at cost a little over 70000,plus hardware to host the servers. Infosys offered this to every government in the world

 

[BaronSmoggie]

Infosys would have done it at cost a little over 70000,plus hardware to host the servers. Infosys offered this to every government in the world

Didn't know that, but having worked with Infosys in the past, that cost would likely escalate with add-ons.

 

[BaronSmoggie]

Where is the 12bn serco cost coming from? Because if it’s costing that much without test I’d like to read it

Since I read this a while ago in the media and I haven't bothered keeping up with it since, I'll retract that as I'm wrong. According to fullfact, the Serco spend is £277m, so a saving of £276.3m could have been had using the open source.

Thanks for keeping me honest

Misleading claims about Serco’s role in Test and Trace resurface - Full Fact

Most of the money spent on Test and Trace goes on testing. Serco plays a big part in tracing, but does not receive a majority of the funding.

fullfact.org

 

[Randy]

That amount of money split between every man, woman and child in this country would give us all roughly £500 each.