HL Deb 11 February 2002 vol 631 cc119-20WA
Lord Rotherwick

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether QinetiQ has given any indication of when the enhancement of the census Internet site will be complete. [HL2510]

The Lord Chancellor

QinetiQ Ltd is continuing to work on the technical enhancements which will be tested over the next few weeks. These enhancements are intended to make the site sufficiently robust to permit general Internet access, and are being done with a sense of urgency. However, the most important consideration is to ensure that the service is relaunched successfully.

Lord Rotherwick

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What was the cost of the contract with QinetiQ to produce a census Internet site. [HL2511]

The Lord Chancellor

The final tender price of the contract is commercially sensitive information, which it would be inappropriate to put into the public domain.

Lord Rotherwick

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether there is any additional cost to the original contract with QinetiQ to enhance the census Internet site. [HL2513]

The Lord Chancellor

No cost to the Public Record Office is involved in the additional work now being carried out. The contractor, QinetiQ Ltd, is meeting the cost of this work.