§ 34. Dame Irene Wardasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will take steps to ensure that when computer errors cause financial loss to civil servants, Service men, pensioners or the customers of nationalised industries, such loss is not borne by the individuals concerned.
§ Mr. HigginsA decision on whether it is appropriate to make good any financial loss from public funds will not normally be affected by whether an error is due to a human mistake or to a computer failure.