§ Mr. WarrenTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many officials in his Department at grade 3 and above have, since promotion to the level of grade 3, attended a 243W 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. RifkindFourteen officials at grade 3 and above have attended a course specifically on information technology representing 42 per cent. of staff in those grades; seven have attended courses containing an element of information technology, representing 21 per cent.
§ Mr. WarrenTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland 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. RifkindAt present there are 1,334 computer work stations installed in the Scottish Office, excluding the minor departments and the Scottish prison service. This represents one work station for every 4.5 members of staff. This figure includes linked terminals and both linked and stand-alone microcomputers but excludes all stand-alone word processors.
§ Mr. WarrenTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland which Minister in his Department is responsible for day-to-day managment of his Department's information technology strategy; and what proportion of his time was spent on this matter in the month up to Friday 13 October.
§ Mr. RifkindMinisterial responsibility for matters arising from the day-to-day management of the Scottish Office's information technology strategy lies with me. No matters requiring my attention arose in the month up to Friday 13 October.