HC Deb 29 July 1997 vol 299 cc173-4W
Mr. Todd

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will list each of the functions relating to the payroll for which her Department is responsible, indicating the management systems purchased, all sub-contractors involved in the work, co-operative arrangements with other Departments and the costs of the systems and processes in the last year for which figures are available. [10747]

Clare Short

My Department has on-line payroll system supplied under contract by the Ministry of Defence's Pay and Personnel Agency. The total cost in 1996–97 was £47,400.

We have an in-house payroll system which processes the pay and allowances of technical co-operation officers serving under the aid programme in overseas countries. The cost of the systems and processes in 1996–97 was £64,500.