§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Prime Minister what steps he is taking to ensure(a) 9.9.99 and (b) 29.2.00 computer compliance. [84100]
§ The Prime MinisterGovernment Departments and agencies and key parts of the national infrastructure have comprehensive plans in place for addressing the millennium date change and a range of other dates which could give rise to particular problems such as 9.9.99 and 29.2.00. Action 2000, which the Government set up, has also been advising businesses, particularly small and medium sized enterprises, of the importance and methods of checking that systems will continue to operate on these dates and of setting in place contingency plans.