§ 21. Mr. TimmsTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if she will make a statement on the use of information technology in her Department. [897]
§ Mr. Keith BradleyThe DSS uses the largest civil computer system in Europe to support the effective and efficient delivery of Social Security services to the people of this country. We will be assessing the Department's plans for Information Technology to ensure that they will108W provide the improved services, better security and value for money that we want to see in a modernised Social Security system.