§ 82. Mr. DayTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many organisations are currently using the national on-line manpower information system; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. LeeThe national on-line manpower information system (NOMIS) is a computer system which gives fast and flexible access to a wide variety of official statistics covering topics such as population, employment and unemployment. It is run for the Employment Department: Training Agency to assist in labour market analysis and planning, but access by other Government Departments and a range of outside users is also encouraged.
Currently, about 160 organisations use NOMIS. Just under half of these are local government organisations, a third are academic institutions, and the remainder are split between Government Departments and commercial users. The House of Commons Library has had a terminal giving access to the system since 1985. Use of NOMIS is growing rapidly. During 1988 the number of registered users doubled.