Joan Ryan: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what research the Cabinet Office has undertaken to measure progress in recognising and improving diversity in the civil service.
Joan Ryan: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what plans she has to authorise a further round of local sure start programmes.
Joan Ryan: To ask the President of the Council if he will bring forward proposals to increase opportunities for pre-legislative scrutiny.
Joan Ryan: To ask the President of the Council what plans he has to make proposals for greater involvement of Select Committees in pre-legislative scrutiny.
Joan Ryan: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister when he intends to report on the Government's work on women and public services.
Joan Ryan: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will make a statement on her Department's work on HIV/AIDS.
Joan Ryan: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what plans she has to change the departmental expenditure limit of British Trade International for 2001–02.
Joan Ryan: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what plans she has to change the departmental expenditure limit and administration costs limits for her Department and the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets.
Joan Ryan: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what estimate she has made of the number of playing fields lost to development in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and how many were (a) school playing fields, (b) owned by other public bodies and (c) owned privately.
Joan Ryan: To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what has been the impact of the Children Act Sub-committee 'Guidelines for Good Practice on Parental Contact in Cases Where There Has Been Domestic Violence'.
Joan Ryan: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what further measures she is taking to tackle the problems caused to small businesses by late payment of invoices.
Joan Ryan: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what plans he has to amend the planning legislation, regulations and guidance for (a) the building of new homes on land located within flood plains and (b) for existing buildings in areas prone to flooding; and if he will make a statement.
Joan Ryan: The Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) operates a central database in order to record transactions during the process of disclosure. This database does not hold details of police convictions or other intelligence, although the CRB does have access to the Police National Computer (PNC) for the purposes of processing disclosure applications. The CRB has a procedure whereby individuals may contest or...
Joan Ryan: The latest available figure shows that the Criminal Records Bureau has issued 8,990,597 Disclosures. This is broken down into 1,063,852 Standard Disclosures and 7,926,745 Enhanced Disclosures.
Joan Ryan: Authorisation to access the National DNA Database (NDNAD) is given to 18 staff within the HO Custodian's group who have responsibility for maintaining the integrity of the NDNAD. In addition the Forensic Science Service Ltd have 15 staff in the NDNAD service delivery team and 16 staff in their information service division, supporting the systems and working on NDNAD development, who have...
Joan Ryan: The following organisations are approved to provide DNA profiles from individuals: Forensic Science Service Ltd LGC Limited Orchid Cellmark Tayside Police Forensic Science Laboratory Forensic Science Northern Ireland The following organisations are approved to provide DNA profiles from crime scene samples: Forensic Science Service Ltd LGC Limited Orchid Cellmark Tayside Police Forensic...
Joan Ryan: There are a number of projects currently being progressed under the auspices of the Forensic Integration Strategy: National rollout of livescan?project to ensure all police forces are able to rapidly check fingerprints to establish identity in custody centres. International data-sharing feasibility assessment?work to assess the feasibility of technical options to support international sharing...
Joan Ryan: Strategic functions, critical decision making and sensitive staff roles connected with the National Identity Register will remain under the direct control of the public sector under the auspices of the Identity and Passport Service. However, where appropriate, it is also planned that where the operations of the National Identity Scheme can be best delivered by the private sector, the Identity...
Joan Ryan: It is currently intended that the identity card will be a valid travel document for travel within the European Union. In order to meet minimum international standards for travel documents set by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), the identity card must include a "proximity" or "contactless" chip. Such chips are being introduced into travel documents worldwide to improve...
Joan Ryan: The Identity and Passport Service expects to receive 6.9 million applications in the 2006-07 financial year and has recruited sufficient staff for this. We do not anticipate that the number of people choosing to renew early in order to delay enrolment on the National Identity Register will be significant in the context of the overall number of applications. However, the IPS will continue to...