To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what suppliers there are under the Identity Card and National Identity Register's framework agreement. (312177)

The suppliers that are included in the Strategic Supplier Framework agreement for the National Identity Service are:

Computer Sciences Ltd. (CSC)

Electronic Data Systems Ltd. (EDS)

Fujitsu Services Ltd. (Fujitsu)

IBM United Kingdom (IBM)

Thales UK Ltd.

EDS was acquired by Hewlett-Packard in 2008.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department to which public bodies personal data held on the National Identity Register may be provided. (312375)

The Identity Cards Act 2006, and secondary legislation made under the Act, sets out who may be provided with information from an individual's entry on the register and under what circumstances. In particular, the Identity Cards Act 2006 (Provision of Information without Consent) Regulations 2009, and the Identity Cards Act 2006 (Information and Code of Practice on Penalties) Order 2009 prescribe the Government Departments and public authorities that currently may be provided with information without the consent of the individual.