HL Deb 22 February 1999 vol 597 c101WA
Lord Birdwood

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they are making a technical contribution to the assessment of year 2000 vulnerability in old Soviet missile systems in Eastern Europe. [HL1023]

Lord Gilbert

The Ministry of Defence has been active in raising awareness of the Year 2000 issue with Russia. Technical guidance has been provided to the Russian Defence Ministry through our attaché in Moscow, and the Russian military attaché in London has attended a briefing on the defence aspects of Year 2000, given by the department.

The Ministry of Defence has, additionally, proposed a UK/Russia bilateral defence symposium on Year 2000 issues which would include Year 2000 programme planning and technical issues, operational and exercise planning and nuclear assurances.