§ Mr. SteenTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1) which Departments which do not yet have a fully developed MINIS-type management information system; and what are the target dates for the introduction of such a system in each case;
(2) which Departments have in place a fully developed MINIS-type management information system; and on what date each system was introduced.
Mr. Robert G. HughesA number of Departments have developed management information systems similar to MINIS since the launch of the financial management initiative in 1982. The main responsibility for developing such systems rests with Departments. A multi-departmental efficiency scrutiny is currently examining management information and planning systems and is expected to report in the spring. The work of the scrutiny team shows that the Department of Environment, the Department of Trade and Industry, the Export Credits Guarantee Department, and the Government Offices for the Regions each have a management information system called MINIS although they are not identical. These were introduced in 1980, 1992, 1993 and 1994 respectively. The management information systems in other Government Departments have different names.
The aim of the current scrutiny is to ensure that these systems reflect the new structure of central Government and best practice developed in the public and private sectors over the last decade.