§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland whether he has incorporated the code of practice for information security management, published by the British Standards Institution, into relevant contracts with information technology suppliers.
§ Sir John WheelerThe security requirements for IT systems and services used by central Government
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Date Location Purpose 1Travel 22 January 1993 Republic of Ireland Attend inter-governmental conference £5,708.16 31 March 1993 Republic of Ireland Attend football international £3,781.84 1-8 May 1993 USA Promoting Northern Ireland £19,570.17 25 May 1993 Republic of Ireland Attend inter-governmental conference £5,706.33 26-27 July 1993 Republic of Ireland Speaking engagements £3,515.40 11 November 1993 France Wreath laying ceremony on behalf of Her Majesty's Government at the Somme £1,360.00 Total expenditure £39,277.90 1 These figures are for travel costs of the Secretary of State and, where applicable, accompanying officials. Departments are stated in the Government IT security policy document. This document is supported by use of the CCTA risk analysis and management method—CRAMM—and baseline security for IT systems—BSITS—risk analysis methods and by supporting advice and guidance published by the Government IT security authorities. These are regularly reviewed to ensure best practice; have been developed specifically for use within Government; and have been in operation for some time. The code of practice for information security management was developed by and established for use by commercial organisations and does not specifically address the requirements for the protection of official information.
§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement about the operation of his Department's sensitive documents unit; how many staff are employed in its operation; and approximately how many documents per annum come within its purview.
§ Sir John WheelerThere is no sensitive document unit in the Northern Ireland Office or in any of the Northern Ireland Departments.