§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what date he has set for the completion of the tendering process for information technology for Welsh local authorities; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Gwilym JonesThe Welsh Office issued on 9 November 1994 a consultation paper on the Government's proposals for the extension of competitive tendering to information technology services. This paper proposed that the implementation date for local authorities in Wales should be 1 October 1999.