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asked Her Majesty's Government:Who was responsible for drawing up and agreeing the specifications against which contractors, whether internal or external, worked to set up the information technology systems used for the single farm payments by the Rural Payments Agency; and whether those specifications are in the public domain.

Asked by

Baroness Byford (Conservative)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

23 January 2007

Reference

1295; 688 c231WA

House

House of Lords

Rooker, RtHonLord

Whether there are no human rights implications or civil liberties attendant to the use of facial biometrics software in conjunction with closed circuit television, which is currently being trialled by Essex police. [HL 2745].

Asked by

Earl of Northesk (Conservative)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

27 February 2002

Reference

HL 2745; 631 c243WA

House

House of Lords

Dept of Social Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, broken down on an annual basis, how many claimants of each of the benefits calculated by NIRS2 have received arrears payments related to the problems with the computer system; how many have received compensation; and how many cases are still waiting...

Asked by

Lord Willetts (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of Social Security

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

30 April 2001

For answer on

8 May 2001

Answered on

8 May 2001

Mr. Willetts: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security broken down on an annual basis, how many claimants of each of the benefits calculated by NIRS2 have received arrears payments related to the problems with the computer system; how many have received compensation; and how many cases are still waiting to be reviewed. [160225] Mr. Rooker: [holding answer 3 May 2001]: As at 31 March 2001, the Department had processed almost 98 per cent. of the 3.2 million referrals from NIRS2 since 19 April 1999. 66,880 cases remain under review, which is 8,000 less than at 28 February 2001. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Benefit Number of people whose benefit has been Number of people who have received underpaid compensation Tax year 1999-2000 Retirement Pension 94,942 197,933 Widows Benefit 9,936 19,081 Incapacity Benefit 3,980 2,055 Jobseeker's Allowance 1,019 161 Tax year 2000-01 Retirement Pension 75,409 50,227 Widows Benefit 6,160 4,110 Incapacity Benefit 4,937 2,488 Jobseeker's Allowance 1,168 65 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Date

8 May 2001

Reference

368 c9W; 160225

House

House of Commons

Dept of Social Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, if he will list the (a) policy and (b) legal reasons that prohibit his Department and its agencies from joining (i) the Credit Industry Fraud Avoidance System and (ii) the National Hunter System. (Holding answer 2 April 2001).

Asked by

Lord Field of Birkenhead (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Social Security

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

4 April 2001

Reference

156473; 366 c204W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Social Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what the saving were that the Debt Accounting and Management System was projected to achieve in (a) the first year of operation and (b) each of the four subsequent years; what the sums allocated to the Debt Accounting and Management System...

Asked by

Lord Field of Birkenhead (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Social Security

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

15 February 2001

For answer on

26 February 2001

Answered on

26 February 2001

Mr. Field: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security (1) what the savings were that the Debt Accounting and Management System was projected to achieve in (a) the first year of operation and (b) each of the four subsequent years; [151484] (2) what the sums allocated to the Debt Accounting and Management System were in each year of its design and implementation; [151485] (3) if he will list the private sector firms with which he has contracts for the strategic debt solution, stating in each case the monetary value and nature of the contract; [151487] (4) what funds have been allocated by his Department for the strategic debt solution for each year between 1990-2000 and 2002-03; [151486] (5) when the strategic debt solution began operation. [151488] Mr. Rooker: The potential benefits that the Debt Accounting and Management System (DAMS) would provide in improved management of debt from first year of live running, initially planned for 1999-2000, are in the table. £ million _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Savings area Increased recoveries Administration savings 1999-2000 15.43 9.70 2000-01 14.01 9.61 2001-02 9.01 9.31 2002-03 9.01 9.31 2003-04 9.01 9.31 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Under part II, paragraph 13 of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information, information on the sums allocated to DAMS is not available as it is commercial in confidence. There are no private sector firms with which the Department has contracts for the strategic debt solution. Following on from termination of DAMS development, in order to meet the demands of debt management, financial and business control, a fundamentally different strategy has been developed. A Strategic Debt Solution (SDS) project was set up after DAMS. Its purpose was not to deliver IT but to take forward the operational control and compliance improvements, to maintain and improve business outputs following DAMS, and at the same time research, drive out and document root causes for weaknesses surrounding debt management and recommend strategic resolutions for these root causes. The long-term vision is replacement of all legacy systems through service modernisation, but only after the debt organisation has undergone considerable business change and consolidation. Funds were allocated for this work, to be taken forward as the SDS project as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. £ million 1999-2000 0.936 2000-01 0.679 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. The Strategic Debt Solution Project commenced in October 1999 and completed in October 2000, having implemented a number of controls and business improvements following DAMS termination and also recommendations and a full study for a strategic direction for debt. A Debt Programme has been established to implement the business changes, starting with consolidation of the organisation under a dedicated line management.

Date

26 February 2001

Reference

363 c548-50W; 151484;151485;151487;151486;151488

House

House of Commons

Dept of Social Security;Social Security Benefits Agency

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, pursuant to his Answer of 31st October, Official Report, 355 c346-7W, what conclusions the Benefits Agency internal audit came to regarding the role of EDS in the duplication of income support payments on 17th and 18th January. - Inc text of...

Asked by

Lord Field of Birkenhead (Labour)

Answering body

Social Security Benefits Agency

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

9 November 2000

For answer on

17 November 2000

Answered on

17 November 2000

Mr. Field: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, pursuant to his answer of 31 October 2000, Official Report, columns 346-47W, what conclusions the Benefits Agency internal audit came to regarding the role of EDS in the duplication of income support payments on 17 and 18 January. [138338] Mr. Rooker: The administration of benefit payments is a matter for Alexis Cleveland the Chief Executive of the Benefits Agency. She will write to my right hon. Friend. Letter from Alexis Cleveland to Mr. Frank Field, dated 17 November 2000: The Secretary of State for Social Security has asked me to respond to your Parliamentary Question asking what conclusions the Benefits Agency (BA) internal audit came to regarding the role of EDS in the duplication of income support payments on 17th and 18th January. The report concluded that responsibility for the error lay with DSS Information Technology Services Group (ITSG), Benefits Agency (BA) and EDS. The report did not apportion levels of responsibility; it identified errors on the part of all parties. The report concluded: `Following a technical problem, incorrect (re-start) action by ITSG led to the creation of the £10.5m Income Support file with an incomplete number of records. The EDS automated system to transfer files to BACS had limited in-built validation and reconciliation checks and this allowed the £10.5m file to be forwarded to BACS . . . Reconciliation checks undertaken within the BA identified a problem but the incident handling and escalation procedures were inadequate'. As mentioned in my response on 30 October, Official Report columns 346-347, the report contained a series of thirteen recommendations. EDS is a key stakeholder, working with DSS in the programme of activity to implement these recommendations, which include improvements to validation and reconciliation checks to prevent a reoccurrence of the original incident. My previous response provided more detail. I hope this additional information is helpful.

Date

17 November 2000

Reference

138338; 356 c804W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Social Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, What plans he has to unify his Department's computer system for benefit payments with that of the Inland Revenue. (Failed OPQ)

Asked by

Julian Brazier (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of Social Security

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

10 January 2000

Reference

102957; 342 c67W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Social Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, which software providers have responded to Stakeholder Pension Consultation Brief 6.

Asked by

Desmond Swayne (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of Social Security

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

11 November 1999

Reference

98119; 337 c803W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Social Security

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what consultations his Department has had with (a) the Treasury and (b) software providers regarding the availability of software packages to accommodate carry-forward and carry-back for the purpose of completing tax returns.

Asked by

Desmond Swayne (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of Social Security

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

4 November 1999

Reference

337 c316W; 96894

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what steps he is taking to encourage the use of (a) information technology and (b) electronic ear tags for cattle in the Cattle Traceability Scheme.

Asked by

Tim Collins (Conservative)

Answering body

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

12 January 1998

Reference

22078; 304 c91-2W

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what use he will make of electronic tagging in introducing a scheme to ensure traceability of beef cattle.

Asked by

Geoffrey Johnson Smith (Conservative)

Answering body

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

11 December 1997

Reference

20150; 302 c682W

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of button plastic tag secondary ear tags in ensuring cattle traceability.

Asked by

Geoffrey Johnson Smith (Conservative)

Answering body

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

11 December 1997

Reference

20149; 302 c682W

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will comment on his proposals for the cattle passport scheme.

Asked by

David Drew (Labour; Co-operative Party)

Answering body

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

5 December 1997

Reference

302 c359W; 18939

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

What proposals the Government has for a computerised cattle traceability system.

Asked by

Keith Hill (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

24 July 1997

Reference

9119; 298 c712-3W;298 c710-1W

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

What information his Department collates about the transport of live calves from Ireland to England for slaughter. - (Holding answer 21 July 1997).

Asked by

Colin Pickthall (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

23 July 1997

Reference

9545; 298 c639-40W;298 c637-8W

House

House of Commons

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