§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Prime Minister in how many Departments the management information systems for Ministers—MINIS—has been in force since November 1990 and over what periods; and what were the setting up times and costs in each case.
§ The Prime MinisterThe Department of the Environment adopted MINIS—the management information systems for Ministers—in 1979. The Department of Trade and Industry introduced MINIS in June 1992. MINIS was described as a good example for Departments to look at when the financial management initiative was launched in 1982 and elements have subsequently been incorporated into other Departments' top management systems. Estimates of the costs of running and developing individual departmental top management systems since November 1990 are not available.