§ Mr. WarrenTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the composition of the senior information technology strategy committees in his Department; and how many times in the past year its meetings have been attended by Ministers.
§ Mr. SainsburyThe defence IT management board provides the senior IT strategy committee in the Department. The composition of the board is:
- 2nd Permanent Under-Secretary of State—Chairman
- Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Systems)
- Chief of Fleet Support
- Quartermaster General
- Air Member for Supply and Organisation
- Chief of Defence Intelligence
- Deputy Chief Scientific Adviser
- Deputy Under-Secretary of State (Civilian Management)
- Deputy Under-Secretary of State (Finance)
- Deputy Under-Secretary of State (Defence Procurement)
- Deputy Under-Secretary of State (Personnel and Logistics)
- Director Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency
The director general IT systems, the assistant chief of defence staff (command, control, communications and information systems) and the director general strategic electronic systems attend meetings of the board as chairmen of the defence IT co-ordinating committee, the defence command, control, communications and information systems board and the procurement executive command, control, communications and information systems board, respectively. These committees report to the defence IT management board.
The board is not attended by Ministers.
§ Mr. WarrenTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many of the staff in his Department at grades 1, 2 and 3 have attended courses or training on information technology awareness or management in the last 12 months.
§ Mr. SainsburyIn the 12 months to 31 March 1988, the latest period for which figures are available, a total of 19 civilian officers in grades 1, 2 and 3 attended courses or training events specifically relating to information technology. In addition, six grade 3 officers attended the top management programme, which normally includes a session on information technology.
529WInformation is not available as to how many other general management or similar courses attended by grade 1–3 officers included information technology among the topics covered.