§ Mr. WarrenTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy how many officials in his Department at grade 3 and above have, since promotion to the level of grade 3, attended a course(a) specifically on information technology and (b) containing an element of information technology; and what percentage each represents of all the staff in those grades in his Department.
§ Mr. WakehamThere are 15 staff employed in the Department of Energy at grade 3 level and above. Of these, four have received training specifically on information technology since promotion, and three (including two of the four already mentioned) have attended courses containing an element of information technology. These figures represent 27 per cent. and 20 per cent. respectively of the total.
§ Mr. WarrenTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy how many work stations excluding stand-alone word processors are currently installed in his Department; and what is the ratio of such work stations to civil servants.
§ Mr. WakehamMy Department currently has about 400 computer work stations, including stand-alone micro computers not entirely devoted to word processing, giving a ratio of 1:2.5 civil servants.
§ Mr. WarrenTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy which Minister in his Department is responsible for day-to-day management of his Department's information technology strategy; and what proportion of his time was spent on this matter in the month to Friday 13 October.
§ Mr. WakehamI am satisfied that my Department's information technology strategy is appropriate to its circumstances and that its implementation does not require the day-to-day involvement of Ministers.