§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what progress has been made towards delivering all of his Department's services electronically by 2005; and what services are provided online by HM Treasury and its executive agencies. [10509]
§ Ruth KellyServices currently provided online by the Treasury are: the provision of information and publications via the Internet, correspondence with Treasury Ministers, and responding to public inquiries via email.
The Office of Government Commerce (OGC), which is an office of the Treasury, publishes information and best practice guidance on its website, and through OGCbuying.solutions provides electronic catalogues for the procurement of goods and services by Government Departments, their Agencies and NDPBs. The catalogues are available to the wider public sector. OGC also facilitates the use of the Government Procurement Card across all Government bodies.
The Debt Management Office (DMO), an agency of the Treasury, publishes data on gilts, treasury bills and other information including all its publications on its website.
Future developments will include the extension of electronic publishing and the introduction of e-tendering.
Of the services provided by the Treasury, OGC and the DMO, 70 per cent. are now online. This will rise to 90 per cent. by the end of 2002, and 100 per cent. by 2005.