§ Mr. Leslie Huckfieldasked the Minister of State for Defence what proposals he has for maintaining the privacy and confidentiality of personal information stored on computer databanks in his Department.
§ Lord BalnielThe rules of confidentiality observed by the Ministry of Defence are designed to ensure that no unauthorised person has access to personal information stored in computer files.
§ Mr. Leslie Huckfieldasked the Minister of State for Defence what proposals he has for the integration of his Department's computer databanks containing personal information with those of other Government Departments.
§ Lord BalnielNone, but a personnel databank being planned to assist in the management of non-industrial civilian staff in the Ministry of Defence will provide information to a central civilian staff databank being planned by the Civil Service Department.