HC Deb 14 June 1999 vol 333 cc4-5W
Mr. Field

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if the ICL/Pathway consortium will be liable for losses arising from fraud when the Post Office barcode technology is in use. [85859]

Mr. Ian McCartney

The exact details of the contracts between the Post Office and ICL/Pathway are commercially confidential but I understand that there will be penalties built into the contracts for failure to perform.