asked Her Majesty's Government:

What progress they are making as regards the rollout of the Joint Personnel Administration change programme; and when rollout of the programme will be completed.[HL7324]

Joint Personnel Administration (JPA) was rolled out to the RAF in March 2006. Self-service functionality has been available to all personnel since 18 May.

The rollout to the Royal Navy remains on target for implementation in October 2006. Technical improvements are being made to cope with the expected initial surge of self-service usage on rollout, additional inquiry centre staff are being recruited and trained, and an improved training package for users has been introduced.

Rollout to the Army remains on target for implementation in March 2007.