§ Mr. CameronTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what other Home Office contracts have been awarded to the company providing the Criminal Records since 1997 and were completed to(a) time and (b) budget. [17746]
§ Mr. DenhamInformation available for other contracts awarded to Capita by my Department since 1997, which were completed(a) on time and (b) on budget, is as follows:
Year Company Contract 1997 Capita1 Designing and Managing Building Projects 1998–99 Capita EC Environment/Space Planning 1998 Capita Business Service Recruitment of General Managers 1998 Capita Training Conferences and Training 1999 Capita Business Service Consultancy Support 1999 Capita Business Service Productions of Purchase Manual 1999 Capita Business Service Efficiency Review 2000 Capita Business Service HMP Blakenhurst Bid Team 2000–01 Capita Business Service Quantum Project 1 Advisory contracts for which Capita was not the prime contractor
§ Mr. CameronTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if he will make a statement on progress with the Criminal Records Bureau; [17745]
(2) what is the (a) original and (b) latest (i) completion date and (ii) cost for the Criminal Records Bureau. [17747]
§ Mr. DenhamI refer the hon. Member to the answer that I gave to the hon. Member for Colchester (Bob Russell) on 26 October 2001,Official Report, column 449W.
It has always been the intention that the Criminal Records Bureau should be self-financing by means of the charges that it makes for the Disclosures that it produces.