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Written question asked by Ian Bruce (Conservative) on Tuesday, 7 July 1998, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 22 July 1998. It was answered by Jack Straw (Labour) on Wednesday, 22 July 1998 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans his Department has to correspond electronically with (a) honourable Members and (b) members of the public. - (Holding answer 13 July 1998).
Answer

Mr. Ian Bruce: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans his Department has to correspond electronically with (a) hon. Members and (b) members of the public. [49806] Mr. Straw: [holding answer 13 July 1998]: The Department currently has only a limited facility for the handling of correspondence from hon. Members and members of the public on stand-alone work stations. There is a limited e-mail facility on the Department's main Information Technology Network. The Department is putting plans in place to connect selected parts of the office to the Government Secure Internet (GSI) at the end of 1998, followed by full interconnection between the core network and the GSI in the first half of 1999. That will enable a full e-mail between the office, Members of both Houses and members of the public.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
316 c543-4W; 49806
Session
1997-98
Subjects
Correspondence Government departments Home Office Email