§ Mr. WarrenTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales which Minister in his Department is responsible for day-to-day management 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. Peter WalkerMy Department reports directly to me on information technology matters, and I devote as much of my time to these issues as is necessary.
§ Mr. WarrenTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales 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. Peter WalkerThere are currently 320 computer work stations in my Department, excluding stand-alone word processors. The ratio of work stations to civil servants is 1:7.
§ Mr. WarrenTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many officials in his Department at grade 3 and above have, since promotion to the level of grade 3, attended a course(a) specifically on information technology and (6) containing an element of information technology; and what percentage each represents of all the staff in those grades in his Department.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerTen officers have attended a course specifically on information technology since promotion to grade 3. One other has attended a course containing an element of information technology. These represent 77 per cent. and 8 per cent. respectively of staff at grade 3 and above in the Welsh Office.