HC Deb 08 December 1989 vol 163 c404W
Mr. Page

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the latest position in drawing up the specifications for the new Government telephone network; and whether public tenders will be sought from qualified suppliers.

Mr. Ryder

Decisions have not yet been made on whether, or how, to proceed with an integrated voice and data network for Government. The findings of the study announced by my right hon. Friend the then Paymaster General on 6 March 1989 are under consideration.