HC Deb 07 April 2000 vol 347 cc623-4W
Mr. Ian Bruce

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what effect the announcement by 3COM that they are to quit the high-end networking market will have on Government Departments' existing and planned computer systems. [R] [117624]

Ms Hewitt

[holding answer 4 April 2000]: The Department of Trade and Industry's IT networking facilities are provided by Unitas (a consortium of ICL and CMG) under a Public Private Partnership. My officials have reviewed the 3Com announcement with Unitas and have confirmed that 3Com equipment is not currently used in the Department's network infrastructure and therefore no impact on the Department's IT systems is anticipated.