§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many administrative staff were employed in the former Belfast colleges; how many are employed in the new merged institute; and, of these three how many are former teaching staff who were channelled into administrative duties.
§ Mr. Hanley[holding answer 27 October 1992]: The number of administrative staff in the former Belfast colleges was 130. The number in the new institute is 128. No former teachers have been channelled into administration posts in the institute.
§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what are the(a) time allowance and (b) travelling expenses of staff travelling between the different sites of the Belfast Institute.
§ Mr. Hanley[holding answer 27 October 1992]: This information is not available in the form requested.
§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what are the principal differences between the duties informed by the three vice-principals of the former separate colleges and the duties carried out by the deputy directors of the Belfast Institute.
§ Mr. Hanley[holding answer 27 October 1992]: The senior management structure of the new institute is very different to that at each of the three former colleges. Deputy directors have wider ranging responsibilities, encompassing the duties of the five former vice-principals as well as other duties associated with such a large
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Table 1: Contracts awarded directly by departments Department Project Suppliers invited to tender Awarded to Contract period Cost £'000 Environment Replacement equipment in Ordnance Survey 2 Sys Scan UK 2 months 128 Agriculture Office Automation System 8 Sybex 7 months 350 Health and Social Services Mainframe Backing Store 1 ICL 3 weeks 11 Provision of Epic Licences 1 Planning Sciences 2 weeks 8 Provision of PCs and Server 3 PC Consultants 3 weeks 14 Specialist Software 1 Sybex 3 weeks 44 Provision of PCs and Printer 4 PC Consultants 2 weeks 16 Provision of Windows and Database Software 3 Software Paradise 2 weeks 11 Education Change Control for McDonnell Douglas Software 1 McDonnell Douglas 3 weeks 28 Provision of an Asset Register System 6 Britannia Software 6 weeks 6 Rates Collection Agency Specialised Software Requirement 1 Occam 6 weeks 100 Ordnance Survey Accounting System 6 Microcare 6 weeks 23 Ordnance Survey—Word Processing System 9 Digital Equipment Company 1 week 11 Water Services CAD Project 8 Photonic 3 months 188 organisation. The three deputy director posts cover, respectively, corporate services, learning programmes and cross-curricular support.