HC Deb 16 February 1988 vol 127 cc567-8W
Ms. Gordon

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what will be the lowest grade of civil servant able to grant permission to allow an authorised intradepartmental and interdepartmental transfer of data on the Government data network; and whether any transfer of data between Departments will be permitted without the consent or knowledge of the data subject.

Mr. Brooke

These will be operational matters for the Departments using the network. As data users, Departments will be responsible for compliance with the Data Protection Act 1984.

Ms. Gordon

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what computers at the Department of Health and Social Security, Inland Revenue, Home Department and Customs and Excise will be connected to the Government data network; and what are the locations of these computers.

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£ £ £ £
1977–78 2,640,000 2,770,593 4,850,000 1,365,000
1978–79 3,665,000 3,401,500 5,475,000 1,838,486
1979–80 4,800,000 4,806,500 7,000,000 2,117,000
1980–81 5,475,000 5.188,000 7,805,000 2,535,934
1981–82 4,550,000 5,770,000 9,020,000 2,880,000
1982–83 5,440,000 6,550,000 10,379,682 4,075,000
1983–84 5,988,401 6,869,446 11,584,776 4,660,312
1984–85 5,918,250 7,005,870 12,386,891 5,286,000
1985–86 6,034,500 6,955,200 13,474,491 5,392,000

Mr. Brooke

[holding answer 15 February 1988]: Departmental decisions on which computer systems and sites would be connected to the proposed GDN cannot be made until after the project is approved.

Ms. Gordon

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how the costings of the savings arising from the economies of scale referred to in the service requirements for a Government data network have been calculated.

Mr. Brooke

[holding answer 15 February 1988]: Only when tenders are received will sufficient financial information be available to assess the savings to Government arising from the introduction of the proposed Government data network.