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Written question asked by Mark Hoban (Conservative) on Monday, 4 February 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 6 February 2008. It was answered by Gerry Sutcliffe (Labour) on Monday, 18 February 2008 on behalf of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

Departmental Databases

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what databases are (a) owned and (b) maintained by (i) his Department and (ii) its agencies.
Answer

My Department (a) owns and (b) maintains the following databases:

Database
Freedom of Information Act Case Management System Used to record and progress FoI cases and general correspondence through the DCMS
Asset Tracking Records location of DCMS hardware assets, e.g. PCs, servers, etc. and software
Cabinet Committee Correspondence Records details of correspondence for the Cabinet
Central Information and Briefing Unit Wiki Holds information on the current work programmes in the Department
Lottery Grants Records details of lottery grants made by distributing bodies on behalf of good causes
Records Centre Records details of all DCMS records
Records Centre (Online) Used to request DCMS records
Parliamentary Questions Used to record and progress all parliamentary questions assigned to the DCMS
Sponsored Bodies Records details of DCMS sponsored bodies and appointments of member to these bodies
Calendar of Events Records details of DCMS events
User Accounts Report Form/Password Reset Database Used to unlock accounts and request access to various applications
Calendar of IT Works Database Records details of IT events, e.g. downtime
Consultation (Internal) Used by the DCMS to record results of consultations e.g. BBC Charter Review
Consultation (External) Used by the members of the public to record their views of consultations e.g. BBC Charter Review
Dome Documents Records details of records associated with the Millennium Dome
Information Centre Enquiry Used by the Information Centre and Central Information and Briefing Unit to record details of enquiries to the DCMS both from members of the public and from within the DCMS
Skills Used to record details of DCMS staff skills, knowledge and experience
Memorial Services Used to support memorial services organised by the Department
Government Art Collection Management System Used to manage the artworks in the Government Art Collection
Staff Directory Maintains details of users' contact details and roles
Honours Database Used to store details of honours and potential candidates for honours

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
185419; 472 c319-20W
Session
2007-08
Subjects
Databases Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk