Written question asked by Roy Beggs (Ulster Unionist Party), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 8 July 1999. It was answered by Mike O'Brien (Labour) on Thursday, 8 July 1999 on behalf of the Home Office.

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Home Office

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the (a) consultancies, (b) companies and (c) project managers involved in the computerisaton and modernisation of (i) the Immigration and Nationality Directorate and (ii) the Passport Agency; if he will list the companies that are or have been responsible for (a) consultancy and project management and (b) the supply of computer hardware and software in relation to the information technology programmes which are currently being planned and implemented in (i) the Passport Agency, (ii) the Immigration and Nationality Directorate and (iii) the Immigration Service; and, in each case, what penalties are included in their contracts for failure to deliver to cost, on time and to standard; if he will list the information technology programmes that have been planned and those which are currently being implemented to update (a) the Passport Agency, (b) the Immigration and Nationality Directorate and (c) the Immigration Service, indicating in each case (i) their purpose, (ii) what stages of implementation have been planned and (iii) when it is expected to be fully implemented; if he will list (a) the payments received and (b) those currently being negotiated in respect of the failure of companies to fulfil their contracts in respect of the computerisation of the (i) Immigration and Nationality Directorate and (ii) the Passport Agency since 1990; if he will make a statement regarding the compatibility of the software and data handling systems currently being implemented in (a) the Immigration and Nationality Directorate and (b) the Passport Agency; if he will place in the Library copies of all documents relating to the computerisation of (a) the Immigration and Nationality Directorate, (b) the Document Reception Centre, (c) the Public Enquiry Office, (d) the casework programme and (e) the Passport Agency, listing those pages which have been withheld, giving the reason in each case.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

334 c599-600W; 89924;89886;89885;89887;89884;89883

Session

1998-99

Subjects

Contracts Companies Software Computers Consultants ICT Government departments Modernisation Immigration and Nationality Directorate Immigration Service Ports Directorate United Kingdom Passport Agency Contract compliance