HC Deb 18 February 1998 vol 306 cc726-7W
Mr. Clifton-Brown

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will list each major new computer system that(a) his Department, (b) non-departmental bodies and (c) agencies under his responsibility have purchased in the last five years; what was the initial purchase cost and what was the final cost; what was each system's (i) planned and (ii) actual date of commissioning; what major computer systems will be purchased by bodies in categories (a), (b) and (c) in the next financial year; and what is their estimated cost. [27852]

Commissioning dates
System Initial £000 Costs Final £000 Planned Actual
(a) Departmental computer systems
Census of employment processing system for ED/DfEE 3,900 3,920 February 1994 March 1994
Vacancy circulation system for London Careers Service 230 230 April 1996 April 1996
Personnel system for DfEE 750 760 April 1997 April 1997
(b) Non-Departmental bodies
Manufacturing systems for Remploy 742 742 1996 1996
Human Resources system for Remploy 122 122 March 1998 March 1998
Electronic Mail System for Remploy 110 110 September 1996 September 1996
Levy Grant tracking system for Construction Industry 393 576 April 1994 June 1994
Training Board (CITB)
Training and qualification record keeping system for Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) 269 283 March 1996 March 1996
Workflow management & document imaging system for Student Loans company 740 740 February 1998 February 1998
Loan repayment follow-up case and telephone call management system for Student Loans Company 507 521 April 1996 April 1996
Finance system for the Funding Agency for Schools 107 107 April 1995 April 1995
(c) Agencies
Employment Services Communications Project 997 997 December 1997 February 1998
Personnel system for Employment Services 1,300 1,300 April 1996 May 1996
Office Automation system for ACAS 500 500 April 1993 April 1993

£000
System Anticipated cost
(a) Departmental computer systems
Resource accounting system for DfEE 500
(b) Non-departmental public bodies
Pay & personnel for Construction Industry Training Board 150
(c) Agencies
Nil