§ 125. Mr. Redmondasked the Minister for the Civil Service whether it is the policy of Her Majesty's Government that Government Departments should adopt a new system of dating communications and documents with the year first, the month second and the date third.
§ Mr. David HowellI am aware of the draft specification recently prepared by the British Standards Institution on this matter. Its implications for Civil Service departments are receiving attention but it is too early to say what changes will be introduced.