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Whether it is still the case that the data from a Criminal Records Bureau application form which are input in India are name, date of birth and addresses for the past five years; and whether any information from any source other than the application form is input in India on...

Asked by
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts (Conservative)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
12 February 2004
Reference
HL 1069; 657 c172-3WA
House
House of Lords

What checks and audits are undertaken, and at what intervals, to ensure that the provisions of the Data Protection Act 1998 are being met in connection with Criminal Records Bureau checks (a) overseas; and (b) within the United Kingdom. [HL 1071].

Asked by
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts (Conservative)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
12 February 2004
Reference
HL 1071; 657 c173-4WA
House
House of Lords

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment she has made of the potential impact upon an individual's rights under UK data protection legislation arising from the move of call centres and data processing off-shore.

Asked by
Bob Spink (Conservative)
Answering body
Department of Trade and Industry
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
11 February 2004
Reference
417 c1478W;417 c1479W; 153731
House
House of Commons

That this House notes the recent performance data released by the National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse (NTA) and the Department of Health, which has revealed significant improvements in the delivery of drug treatment, a 41 per cent. increase in the numbers of people accessing treatment, average waiting times dropping...

Primary sponsor
Alan Meale (Labour)
Type
Early day motions
Date
14 January 2004
Reference
420
House
House of Commons

Letter dated 16.12.2003 from Hazel Blears MP to Michael Connarty MP regarding the outsourcing of Criminal Records Bureau Data. HO. 2003.

Deposited by
Home Office
Type
Deposited papers
Date
17 December 2003
Reference
HINF 2003/2777
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the outsourcing of Criminal Records Bureau data processing to a company whose employees are based in India. - Will write.

Asked by
Michael Connarty (Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
19 November 2003
Reference
413 c1028W; 138838
House
House of Commons

How many non-governmental organisations, companies or corporations, other than SchlumbergerSema, hold contracts for the provision of service and the collection of data of government departments and agencies. [HL 4969].

Asked by
Countess of Mar (Crossbench)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
27 October 2003
Reference
654 c20WA; HL 4969
House
House of Lords

National Statistics code of practice: protocol on data matching: draft for consulation. 16 leaves. Consultation paper. ONS. 2003.

Deposited by
Office for National Statistics
Type
Consultation papers; Deposited papers
Date
8 April 2003
Reference
Dep 03/945
House
House of Commons

National Statistics code of practice: protocol on data presentation, dissemination and pricing. 12 leaves. ONS. 2003.

Deposited by
Office for National Statistics
Type
Deposited papers
Date
8 April 2003
Reference
Dep 03/951
House
House of Commons

National Statistics code of practice: protocol on data management, documentation and preservation. 11 leaves. Consultation paper. ONS. 2003.

Deposited by
Office for National Statistics
Type
Consultation papers; Deposited papers
Date
7 April 2003
Reference
Dep 03/954
House
House of Commons

Further to the Written Answer by Lord Falconer of Thoroton on 4 February 2003 (644 c19-20WA), whether the Answer given on that date concerning the legal jurisdiction under which information held by or on behalf of the Criminal Records Bureau is held would have been completely accurate on 10 December...

Asked by
Lord Tebbit (Conservative)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
5 March 2003
Reference
HL 1688; 645 c107-8WA
House
House of Lords

Whether unpublished information concerning United Kingdom nationals and foreigners resident in the United Kingdom collected by or on behalf of the Criminal Records Bureau remains at all times within the legal jurisdiction of the United Kingdom. [HL 584].

Asked by
Lord Tebbit (Conservative)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
4 February 2003
Reference
HL 584; 644 c19-20WA
House
House of Lords

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in which Indian cities the outsource of personnel of the Criminal Records Bureau is located.

Asked by
Keith Vaz (Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
10 December 2002
Reference
84922; 396 c231W
House
House of Commons

Draft SI on data protection (processing of sensitive personal data) (elected representatives) (SI 2002/2905). Lords debate on motion to approve agreed to on question.

Lead member
Baroness Scotland of Asthal
Answering member
Lord Kingsland
Department
Lord Chancellor's Department
Type
Debates on delegated legislation
Date
4 November 2002
Reference
640 c549-52
House
House of Lords

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many individuals' personal data have been processed in data matching exercises in connection with benefit fraud; how many cases were identified as part of that data matching exercise as being possible cases of benefit fraud requiring further investigation; how...

Asked by
Harry Cohen (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
23 July 2002
Reference
59210; 389 c1036-8W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, in relation to data matching exercises undertaken by the Audit Commission and local authorities, how many individuals' personal data have been processed in data matching exercises in connection with fraud; how many cases have been identified as...

Asked by
Harry Cohen (Labour)
Answering body
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
10 June 2002
Reference
59209; 386 c1026-7W
House
House of Commons

In the light of recommendation 6.5 in the review of Korner Community Health Services and Cross Sector Returns (November 2000) that commissioners who use "total contacts" should move to more appropriate measures, how many commissioners have now moved to different systems of measurement; and what these systems are [HL 4390].

Asked by
Lord Morris of Manchester (Labour)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
30 May 2002
Reference
635 c164-5WA; HL 4390
House
House of Lords

Data Protection Act 1998 post-implementation appraisal: summary of responses to September 2000 consultation. CP(R)99/01. December 2001. LDC. 2002.

Deposited by
Lord Chancellor's Department
Type
Deposited papers
Date
14 May 2002
Reference
DEP 02/988
House
House of Commons

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, pursuant to his Answer of 20th March, 382 c413-4W, on the 1901 Census, what steps were taken to familiarise employees based in India and Sri Lanka with the handwriting and spelling used by enumerators of the 1901 Census.

Asked by
David Lidington (Conservative)
Answering body
Lord Chancellor's Department
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
10 April 2002
Reference
47661; 383 c42-3W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, how much of the work to transcribe the 1901 Census returns on to computer was carried out outside the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement. - Inc figure.

Asked by
David Lidington (Conservative)
Answering body
Lord Chancellor's Department
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
20 March 2002
Reference
38543; 382 c413-4W;382 c411-2W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, who carried out the work of transcribing the 1901 Census reforms on to computer; how these people were selected; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by
David Lidington (Conservative)
Answering body
Lord Chancellor's Department
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
13 March 2002
Reference
38541; 381 c1174W;381 c1176W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what budget was allocated for the work of transcribing the 1901 Census returns on to computer.

Asked by
David Lidington (Conservative)
Answering body
Lord Chancellor's Department
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
13 March 2002
Reference
38542; 381 c1174W;381 c1176W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what was the budget allocated to cover the costs of checking the transcriptions onto computer of the 1901 Census returns. - Inc figure.

Asked by
David Lidington (Conservative)
Answering body
Lord Chancellor's Department
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
13 March 2002
Reference
38545; 381 c1174W;381 c1176W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what proportion of the pages of the computerised transcriptions of the 1901 Census returns were checked for errors. - Inc figures.

Asked by
David Lidington (Conservative)
Answering body
Lord Chancellor's Department
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
13 March 2002
Reference
38546; 381 c1173W;381 c1175W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, if all the errors detected in transcription during the checking of the computer transcriptions of the 1901 Census returns were corrected; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by
David Lidington (Conservative)
Answering body
Lord Chancellor's Department
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
13 March 2002
Reference
38547; 381 c1173W;381 c1175W
House
House of Commons

Which countries currently issue machine-readable passports; and which European Union countries currently record electronically the arrival of non-European Union passport holders from non-European Union points of origin. [HL 1209].

Asked by
Lord Marlesford (Conservative)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
28 November 2001
Reference
HL 1209; 629 c36WA
House
House of Lords

What plans they have to improve the administration of housing benefit; and, in particular, whether they have any plans to reduce reduplication of forms by better sharing of information between the local authority and the Benefits Agency. [HL 826].

Asked by
Earl Russell (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
26 November 2001
Reference
HL 826; 629 c9-10WA
House
House of Lords

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what was the total expenditure on IT management in the NHS Executive in each of the last five financial years. - (Holding answer 22 October 2001).

Asked by
Paul Burstow (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
20 November 2001
Reference
9403; 375 c243W;375 c249W
House
House of Commons

What proportion of the 43,855,981 valid British passports are machine readable; and whether they will start to record electronically the departures and arrivals of those with machine-readable passports. [HL 1208].

Asked by
Lord Marlesford (Conservative)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
14 November 2001
Reference
HL 1208; 628 c82WA
House
House of Lords

What plans they have to follow the example of the United States National Institutes of Health in collecting centrally information about the import and use of stem cells. [HL 1129].

Asked by
Lord Alton of Liverpool (Crossbench)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
12 November 2001
Reference
HL 1129; 628 c57WA
House
House of Lords

Further to the observation by Lord McIntosh of Haringey on 30 October (627 c1299), that the Department of Trade and Industry's figures for announced redundancies "would not be meaningful", what useful purpose is served by the collection of these data by the department. [HL 1075].

Asked by
Lord Roberts of Conwy (Conservative)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
8 November 2001
Reference
628 c40WA; HL 1075
House
House of Lords

How many of the total number of United Kingdom passports in issue are machine readable and how many are not; and at which points of entry into the United Kingdom immigration officers have equipment to record electronically details of machine readable passports. [HL 1047].

Asked by
Lord Marlesford (Conservative)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
7 November 2001
Reference
HL 1047; 628 c20WA
House
House of Lords

What the legal position is in respect of data matching across government departments. [HL 423].

Asked by
Earl of Northesk (Conservative)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
24 July 2001
Reference
HL 423; 626 c195-6WA
House
House of Lords

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost will be of the 2001 Census; and how much will be attributed to (a) fieldwork and (b) data processing. - Including text of letter from Len Cook of the Office for National Statistics and figure. (Holding answer 23 March 2001).

Asked by
Richard Ottaway (Conservative)
Answering body
Treasury
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
27 March 2001
Reference
365 c535-6W;365 c537-8W; 155252
House
House of Commons

Statement on what decisions he has taken on the findings of the review into the efficiency of the Office for National Statistics.

Asked by
Jackie Lawrence (Labour)
Answering body
Treasury
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
24 February 1999
Reference
326 c285W; 73284
House
House of Commons

Data Protection Act 1998 subordinate legislation: : notification regulations: consultation paper. HO. 1998.

Deposited by
Home Office
Type
Consultation papers; Deposited papers
Date
29 September 1998
Reference
HINF 98/1875

Data Protection Act 1998 subordinate legislation notification regulations: consultation paper. HO. 1998.

Deposited by
Home Office
Type
Consultation papers; Deposited papers
Date
17 September 1998
Reference
Dep 98/987
House
House of Commons

Data Protection Act 1998 subordinate legislation: consultation paper. HO. 1998.

Deposited by
Home Office
Type
Consultation papers; Deposited papers
Date
25 August 1998
Reference
Dep 98/959
House
House of Commons
Type
Public acts
Date
16 July 1998
Reference
CAP 29 1998

Data Protection Bill (HL). Commons amendments considered and agreed to. (Lords).

Department
Home Office
Type
Debates on bills
Date
10 July 1998
Reference
591 c1477-519
House
House of Lords

Data Protection Bill (HL). Report stage and third reading debate. Agreed to on question. Passed with amendments.

Lead member
George Howarth
Answering member
John Greenway
Department
Home Office
Type
Debates on bills
Date
2 July 1998
Reference
315 c576-621
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what plans she has to use data matching techniques with respect to benefit fraud which require access to medical records, as provided for by the Audit Commission Bill 1998.

Asked by
Harry Cohen (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Social Security
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
29 June 1998
Reference
315 c113-4W; 47369
House
House of Commons

Data Protection Bill (HL). Twelfth sitting. Government new clause 1 (Meaning of "accessible record") agreed to. Government new clause 2 (Meaning of "health professional") agreed to. Government new clause 4 (Application of section 7 where data controller is credit reference agency) agreed to. Government new clause 5 (Prohibition of requirement...

Lead member
Geoffrey Hoon
Department
Lord Chancellor's Department
Type
Debates on bills; Public Bill Committee proceedings
Date
4 June 1998
Reference
SCD
House
House of Commons

Data Protection Bill (HL). Committee stage eleventh sitting (afternoon). Clause 57, discussed with Government new clause 5 (Prohibition of requirement as to production of certain records), and Government amendments, agreed to as amended. Clauses 58 to 62 agreed to. Clause 63, discussed with Government amendments and Government new clause 8...

Lead member
Geoffrey Hoon
Department
Lord Chancellor's Department
Type
Debates on bills; Public Bill Committee proceedings
Date
2 June 1998
Reference
SCD
House
House of Commons

Data Protection Bill (HL). Committee stage tenth sitting (morning). Clauses 40 to 56 agreed to. Clause 57, discussed with Government new clause 5 (Prohibition of requirement as to production of certain records) under consideration.

Lead member
George Howarth
Department
Home Office
Type
Debates on bills; Public Bill Committee proceedings
Date
2 June 1998
Reference
SCD
House
House of Commons

Data Protection Bill: House of Commons standing committee: amendments 148-182 (except 150 151 161 163 165) New clauses 1 and 2 and new schedule 1. Explanatory note by the Home Office and Dept of Health. Undated 1998.

Deposited by
Home Office; Department of Health
Type
Deposited papers
Date
1 June 1998
Reference
HINF 98/1234

Data Protection Bill (HL). Committee stage ninth sitting (afternoon). Clauses 31 and 32 agreed to. Clauses 33 and 39 agreed to as amended. Clauses 34 to 38 agreed to.

Lead member
Geoffrey Hoon; George Howarth
Department
Home Office; Lord Chancellor's Department
Type
Debates on bills; Public Bill Committee proceedings
Date
21 May 1998
Reference
SCD
House
House of Commons

Data Protection Bill (HL). Committee stage eighth sitting (morning). Clause 29 agreed to. Clauses 28 and 30 agreed to as amended. Clause 31 under consideration.

Lead member
George Howarth
Department
Home Office
Type
Debates on bills; Public Bill Committee proceedings
Date
21 May 1998
Reference
SCD
House
House of Commons

Data Protection Bill (HL). Committee stage sixth sitting (morning). Clauses 14 to 16 and 19 to 22 agreed to. Clauses 13, 17 and 18, agreed to, as amended. Clause 23 under consideration.

Lead member
Geoffrey Hoon
Department
Lord Chancellor's Department
Type
Debates on bills; Public Bill Committee proceedings
Date
19 May 1998
Reference
SCD
House
House of Commons

Data Protection Bill (HL). Committee stage seventh sitting (afternoon). Clauses 23 to 25 and 27 agreed to. Clause 26 agreed to as amended.

Lead member
Geoffrey Hoon
Department
Lord Chancellor's Department
Type
Debates on bills; Public Bill Committee proceedings
Date
19 May 1998
Reference
SCD
House
House of Commons

Whether they will publish details of their proposals under the Data Protection Bill regarding arrangements for processing which is already under way and details of transitional relief provisions. [HL 1809].

Asked by
Viscount Astor (Conservative)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
14 May 1998
Reference
HL 1809; 589 c127-8WA
House
House of Lords

Data Protection Bill (HL). Committee stage fourth sitting (morning). Clause 7, discussed with Government amemdments and Government new clause 4 (Application of section 7 where data controller is credit reference agency), agreed to as amended .

Lead member
George Howarth
Department
Home Office
Type
Public Bill Committee proceedings; Debates on bills
Date
14 May 1998
Reference
SCD
House
House of Commons

Data Protection Bill (HL). Committee stage fifth sitting (afternoon). Clauses 8 to 12 agreed to, with clauses 10 and 12 agreed to as amended.

Lead member
George Howarth
Department
Home Office
Type
Debates on bills; Public Bill Committee proceedings
Date
14 May 1998
Reference
SCD
House
House of Commons

Data Protection Bill (HL). Committee stage second sitting. Clause 1, discussed with amendments, Government amendments, Government new clause 1 (Meaning of "accessible record"), Government new clause 2 (Meaning of "health professional") and Government new schedule 1, agreed to as amended. Clause 2 under consideration when the Committee adjourned.

Lead member
Geoffrey Hoon
Department
Lord Chancellor's Department
Type
Debates on bills; Public Bill Committee proceedings
Date
12 May 1998
Reference
SCD
House
House of Commons

Data Protection Bill (HL). Committee stage third sitting (afternoon). Clause 2 agreed to as amended. Clauses 3, 4, and 6 agreed to. Clause 5 agreed to as amended.

Lead member
Geoffrey Hoon
Department
Lord Chancellor's Department
Type
Debates on bills; Public Bill Committee proceedings
Date
12 May 1998
Reference
SCD
House
House of Commons

Data Protection Bill (HL). Committee stage first sitting. Sittings motion agreed to.

Lead member
George Howarth
Department
Home Office
Type
Debates on bills; Public Bill Committee proceedings
Date
5 May 1998
Reference
SCD
House
House of Commons

Data Protection Bill (HL). Second reading debate. Agreed to on question. Committed to a Standing Committee. Money resolution and ways and means resolution (both formal).

Lead member
Jack Straw
Answering member
Lord Mawhinney
Department
Home Office
Type
Debates on bills
Date
20 April 1998
Reference
310 c529-35
House
House of Commons

Data Protection Bill (HL): Bill 158 of 1997/98. House of Commons Library Research Paper 98/48.

Type
Commons Briefing papers
Date
17 April 1998
Reference
RP98-48

Data Protection Bill (HL). Queens and Prince of Wales consent signified. Lords third reading (formal). Debate on amendments and motion that Bill do now pass. Passed on question. Sent to the Commons.

Lead member
Lord Falconer of Thoroton
Answering member
Viscount Astor
Department
Home Office
Type
Debates on bills
Date
24 March 1998
Reference
587 c1094-136
House
House of Lords

Data Protection Bill (HL). Lords report stage (HL Bill 89 1997/98).

Department
Home Office
Type
Debates on bills
Date
16 March 1998
Reference
587 c465-87,495-543
House
House of Lords

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will comment on the millennium compliance of the data processing systems (a) at the London Air Traffic Control Centre and (b) due to be introduced at Swanwick Air Traffic Control Centre.

Asked by
Baroness May of Maidenhead (Conservative)
Answering body
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
5 March 1998
Reference
32726; 307 c697-8W
House
House of Commons

Data Protection Bill (HL). Lords committee stage. Grand Committee off the Floor of the House (Moses Room) second day. Clauses 28 to 64 agreed to, clauses 28,30,31,34,37,38 and 60 as amended. New clauses considered. Title agreed to. Bill reported with amendments (HL Bill 80 1997/98).

Department
Home Office; Committee of the Whole House (HL)
Type
Debates on bills; Committee proceedings
Date
25 February 1998
Reference
586 c65-134CWH
House
House of Lords

Data Protection Bill (HL). Lords committee stage. Grand Committee off the floor of the House (Moses Room) first day. Clauses 1 to 27 agreed to, clauses 1,7,9,11,12,14,21 and 27 as amended. Schedules 1 to 5 agreed to, schedule 1 as amended.

Department
Home Office; Committee of the Whole House (HL)
Type
Debates on bills; Committee proceedings
Date
23 February 1998
Reference
586 c1-64CWH
House
House of Lords

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, if he will introduce a statutory code of practice in respect of the provisions in the Audit Commission Bill [Lords] which permit the Commission to datamatch personal data in the name of economy, effectiveness and efficiency.

Asked by
Harry Cohen (Labour)
Answering body
Lord Chancellor's Department
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
18 February 1998
Reference
29114; 306 c724W;306 c722W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if, in relation to the Data Protection Bill [Lords], he will ensure that the Data Protection Commissioner is empowered to enforce the rights granted to data subjects by Clause 12 of the Data Protection Bill [Lords].

Asked by
Harry Cohen (Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
16 February 1998
Reference
29042; 306 c466W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will introduce data protection measures to ensure that any information concerning fair obtaining is given to the data subject, in advance of any processing by the data controllers.

Asked by
Harry Cohen (Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
16 February 1998
Reference
29040; 306 c466W
House
House of Commons

Data Protection Bill (HL). Lords second reading debate. Agreed to on question. Committed to a Grand Committee.

Lead member
Lord Williams of Mostyn
Answering member
Viscount Astor
Type
Debates on bills
Date
2 February 1998
Reference
585 c436-55,462-79
House
House of Lords

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will comment on the purpose of the First Data Protection Principle in Part 1, Schedule 1 to the Data Protection Bill [Lords]

Asked by
Harry Cohen (Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
29 January 1998
Reference
25599; 305 c342W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has for regulations relating to the processing of personal data which (a) contain a general identifying number and (b) are subject to Clause 28(4) of the Data Protection Bill [Lords]

Asked by
Harry Cohen (Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
29 January 1998
Reference
25451; 305 c343W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will comment on the practice of enforced subject access in respect of the provisions of the Data Protection Bill [Lords]

Asked by
Harry Cohen (Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
29 January 1998
Reference
25600; 305 c342W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations he has received from the Data Protection Commissioner with respect to (a) enforcement of the right of data subjects under Article 12(c) of the Data Protection Directive and (b) the serving of information notices.

Asked by
Harry Cohen (Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
29 January 1998
Reference
25601; 305 c342-3W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if, in respect to the Compliance Cost Assessment associated with the Data Protection Bill [Lords], he will (a) place in the Library, in a form which respects commercial confidentiality, copies of the questionnaire telephone scripts used to assess the costs...

Asked by
Harry Cohen (Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
29 January 1998
Reference
25450; 305 c342W
House
House of Commons

Data Protection Bill (HL). Lords presentation and first reading (HL Bill 61 1997/98).

Lead member
Lord Carter
Department
Home Office
Type
Debates on bills
Date
14 January 1998
Reference
584 c1056
House
House of Lords
Member
Lord Williams of Mostyn (Labour)
Department
Home Office
Type
Government bills
Notes
Received 23.02.98
Date
14 January 1998
Reference
HL Bill 61 1997/98
House
House of Lords

Fraud and computer data matching. POST note 93. POST. 1997.

Type
POSTnotes
Date
1 February 1997
Reference
POST-PN-93

If he will comment on his plans to introduce optical character recognition into his Department's processing of benefit applications.

Asked by
Andrew Miller (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Social Security
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
6 July 1995
Reference
263 c358-9W;263 c358W
House
House of Commons

If he will publish a table showing for 1990, 1992 and 1994 the value and volume of production, imports, exports and home sales of the goods falling within SITC D75. - Includes ref to various publications but no figures given.

Asked by
Austin Mitchell (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Trade and Industry
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
4 May 1995
Reference
259 c280W;259 c279-80W
House
House of Commons

What were regarded as the relative (a) advantages and (b) disadvantages of (i) the EDs in-house team bid and (ii) the SEMA bid for the data processing contract in his Department; and on what basis he made his decision; and questions on Home Office and data processing contract awarded to...

Asked by
Harry Cohen (Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
13 March 1995
Reference
256 c373-4W
House
House of Commons

What is the ongoing cost to his Department of monitoring the current costs relating to the contract for his Department's data processing work. - Inc figures.

Asked by
Harry Cohen (Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
8 March 1995
Reference
256 c186W
House
House of Commons

What was the cost of the market testing exercise in connection with his Department's data processing work. - Inc figure.

Asked by
Harry Cohen (Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
8 March 1995
Reference
256 c185W
House
House of Commons

Pursuant to 254 c492W, how many people were employed at Corby on data entry operation; how many were made redundant following its acquisition by SEMA Group; and which organisation will be paying toward the redundancies. - Includes figures.

Asked by
Harry Cohen (Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
2 March 1995
Reference
255 c661W;255 c659-60W
House
House of Commons

What was the cost to his Department of putting together the in house bid for his Department's data processing work. - I regret that information is not available.

Asked by
Harry Cohen (Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
2 March 1995
Reference
255 c661W;255 c659W
House
House of Commons

What is the rate of return the Government applies in the case of data-processing equipment; and how much of that is accounted for by depreciation and how much by the cost of borrowing.

Asked by
Austin Mitchell (Labour)
Answering body
Treasury
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
12 January 1995
Reference
252 c193W
House
House of Commons
Type
Select Committee reports; House of Commons papers; Parliamentary committees
Committee
European Legislation Committee
Notes
Received 23.01.95
Date
30 November 1994
Reference
HC 70-i 1994/95
House
House of Commons

What assessment he has made of the implications of the introduction of optical character recognition equipment in sorting offices for employment levels in the Post Office.

Asked by
Gordon Prentice (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Trade and Industry
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
8 March 1994
Reference
239 c209-10W
House
House of Commons

If, in light of new speed deterrent technology installed on M20 employing number-plate character recognition, computers could be adapted to recognise stolen or false plates or vehicles in suspected crime and to alert police.

Asked by
Earl of Munster (Conservative)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
25 October 1993
Reference
549 c70WA
House
House of Lords

If existing traffic-flow cameras on motorways could be replaced by character-reading cameras and linked to central databse in order to recognise stolen or false number plates or vehicles and to alert police.

Asked by
Earl of Munster (Conservative)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
25 October 1993
Reference
549 c70WA
House
House of Lords

If he will list the numbers of staff by grade that are employed in the Crown Prosecution Service in the automatic data processing functional specialism. -Table given.

Asked by
John McAllion (Labour)
Answering body
Attorney General
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
27 July 1993
Reference
229 c771W
House
House of Commons

If he will list the numbers of staff by grade that are employed in his Department in the automatic data processing functional specialism. - Inc table.

Asked by
John McAllion (Labour)
Answering body
Lord Chancellor's Department
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
27 July 1993
Reference
229 c754W
House
House of Commons

If he will list the numbers of staff by grade that are employed in his Department and agencies in the automatic data processing functional specialism. - Inc table.

Asked by
John McAllion (Labour)
Answering body
Scottish Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
27 July 1993
Reference
229 c967W
House
House of Commons

If he will list the numbers of staff by grade that are employed in the Treasury Solicitor's Department in the automatic data processing functional specialism. - Table given.

Asked by
John McAllion (Labour)
Answering body
Attorney General
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
27 July 1993
Reference
229 c771-2W;229 c771W
House
House of Commons

If he will list the numbers of staff by grade that are employed in his Department and agencies in the automatic data processing functional specialism. - Inc figures.

Asked by
John McAllion (Labour)
Answering body
Northern Ireland Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
27 July 1993
Reference
229 c841W
House
House of Commons

If he will list the numbers of staff by grade that are employed in the Land Registry in the automatic data processing functional specialism. - Text of letter from John Marthorpe of HM Land Registry. Inc table.

Asked by
John McAllion (Labour)
Answering body
Land Registry
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
27 July 1993
Reference
229 c754-5W
House
House of Commons

If he will list the numbers of staff by grade that are employed in his Department and Agencies in the automatic data processing functional specialism. - Inc table & figure.

Asked by
John McAllion (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
27 July 1993
Reference
229 c787-8W
House
House of Commons

If he will list the numbers of staff by grade that are employed in his Department and agencies in the automatic data processing functional specialism. - Inc figures.

Asked by
John McAllion (Labour)
Answering body
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
26 July 1993
Reference
229 c598W;229 c597-8W
House
House of Commons

If she will list the numbers of staff by grade that are employed in her Department and Agencies in the automatic data processing functional specialism. - Table given.

Asked by
John McAllion (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
26 July 1993
Reference
229 c545W
House
House of Commons

If he will list the numbers of staff by grade that are employed in his Department and agencies in the automatic data processing functional specialism. - Inc tables.

Asked by
John McAllion (Labour)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
26 July 1993
Reference
229 c568W
House
House of Commons

If he will list the numbers of staff by grade that are employed in Inland Revenue in the automatic data processing functional specialism. - Inc table.

Asked by
John McAllion (Labour)
Answering body
Treasury
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
26 July 1993
Reference
229 c591W
House
House of Commons

If he will list the numbers of staff by grade that are employed in his Department and agencies in the automatic data processing functional specialism. - Inc figs.

Asked by
John McAllion (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Transport
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
26 July 1993
Reference
229 c584-5W
House
House of Commons

If he will list the numbers of staff by grade that are employed in his Department and agencies in the automatic data processing functional specialism. - Inc table.

Asked by
John McAllion (Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
26 July 1993
Reference
229 c741-2W;229 c742W
House
House of Commons