Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton: ...station commander, in a stand-off over jurisdiction while the MoD was attempting to repatriate a member of the Armed Forces who was under investigation. The Royal Gibraltar Police also seized MoD computers. While Gibraltar has now passed legislation, albeit three years later, the reverberations over this very public spat continue to be felt and resented on both sides. This incident would...
Mark Lancaster: ...of tuition fees. It will also recruit from universities across the UK instead of the current limited number and allow for a wider range of degree subjects to be studied, including cyber and computer-based studies. There are no issues with the sustainability of the Army Foundation College Harrogate and there are no plans to consider its closure.
Mark Lancaster: ...but there is continuing work on recruitment in the Army. I am pleased to say that compared with this period last year, applications are up about 20%. There have been some minor glitches in the new computer system, but they are being ironed out and I am confident that we will see recruitment into the Army increasing.
Mark Lancaster: The number of staff that Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) requires to deliver the outputs specified in the Agreement for the Provision of Personnel Administration, Pay and Pension Services is a matter for CSC. Senior officials within the Defence Business Services have received an assurance from CSC that the delivery of the contract will not be affected by any CSC staff changes.
Mark Lancaster: ...military chain of command always provides an assisting officer to any Service person facing disciplinary action, irrespective of age. All criminal records are uploaded on to the police national computer and maintained in accordance with the Home Office rules and procedures set for that system. The SJS uses the law of England and Wales for criminal offences, via the Armed Forces Act 2006....
Mark Lancaster: The company providing payroll and pension payment services to the Ministry of Defence for Armed Forces personnel is Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) the Department's strategic partner for Armed Forces Personnel systems. The details of the charge made to the Ministry of Defence for payroll and pension is commercially sensitive and to release it would prejudice commercial interests.
Mark Lancaster: ...within 24 hours following the hearing. The RSH should be retained under single-Service arrangements for a minimum period of two years and recordable offences will be recorded on the Police National Computer.
Mark Lancaster: ...2011-12 provided in the answer of 15 April 2013 was collected manually from all Armed Forces Careers Offices by the RAF. The statistics provided to answer Question 4788 were collected from the computer system called ICARAS. For the RAF, prior to January 2015, recording data on ICARAS was not mandatory. The difference in figures is because not all historic data has been recorded on ICARAS...
Mark Lancaster: ... 217(see note 3) Northern Ireland 57 303 Wales 99 246 178(see note 3) England 2,050 1,960 Note 1: There is no data for England and Wales due to a loss of data when the Royal Navy computer system was updated. Note 2: This is incomplete data and only includes the South West, Midlands and Northern England. Note 3: Each Service defines regions and areas in a different way and...
Mark Lancaster: To ask the Secretary of State for Education what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the national curriculum in teaching computer programming.
Mark Lancaster: To ask the Secretary of State for Education what plans he has to (a) make computer science a core subject in the curriculum and (b) adapt the curriculum in respect of digital and high technology subjects.
Mark Lancaster: ...to us all. As I said, PLT devices use the radio spectrum to send data signals via mains electricity supplies, and tend to come in the form of large mains plugs that can share the internet between computers or high-definition television between rooms, providing an alternative to lots of cables in the home. Most commonly they are provided by BT Vision packages, and it is estimated by the...
Mark Lancaster: May we have a debate on power line technology devices that are used across the land to connect computers in homes? The 2006 regulations that govern the use of such devices set no maximum interference levels. However, as their usage is becoming more prevalent, organisations such as the Civil Aviation Authority are becoming concerned. Can the Government address this issue?
Mark Lancaster: ...be looking carefully at their payslips in future, such is the cynicism of many of them. We must be very careful on that point. Another example is the introduction of the new payment system, the computerised joint personnel administration system. It had many gremlins, but such is the way with computer systems. One of the biggest problems with that system, which really upset members of the...
Mark Lancaster: ...argue over; what is important is how the covenant has been interpreted by successive Governments. I shall give one example. After the introduction of joint personnel administration-the new payment computer system in the Army-there has been a problem with some junior ranks in the British Army being effectively overpaid for a number of months. That has amounted to a sizeable sum for some...
Mark Lancaster: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how much the computer system for Warm Front has cost to install.
Mark Lancaster: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change when he expects the new Warm Front scheme computer system to be fully operational.
Mark Lancaster: ...15-years-old and in need of updating. Crucially, the policy will withdraw Government support for most graduate development. At the OU, most ELQ students are studying business studies, mathematics, computing, technology, science, education and languages—just the sort of skills the Government claim to encourage. Higher fees for ELQ students will create a disincentive to carry out...
Mark Lancaster: ...contributor in this arena nationally, allowing people to update their IT and business skills in line with their job requirements without needing to enter a classroom. Every year more than 30,000 computing, IT and business course places are taken by part-time OU students. Only today, the Prime Minister said that he wanted to help the Open university to achieve its aim of reskilling and...
Mark Lancaster: ...in setting up and running their own local history projects, in order to give parents the chance to acquire IT skills alongside their children. It has supported Bletchley Park in preserving its computers and cryptographic history, and in making it accessible to the world. Far beyond Milton Keynes, the Open university has served as a beacon in bringing education to ever-greater numbers of...