Passport Agency Computer System (Hansard, 12 June 2000)

HC Deb 12 June 2000 vol 351 c510W 510W

§ Mr. William Ross
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what software language is used in the National Passport Centre Computerisation; and if it is programmed as a totally integrated relational database. [125542]

§ Mrs. Roche
The new United Kingdom Passport Agency Computer system, ("PASS") is an integrated relational database solution using the industry-standard ORACLE Relational DataBase Management System (RDBMS). The programming language and database tools used include Oracle Forms, Sequel (SQL), Visual Basic and "C".