§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment has been made as to the additional costs which will be incurred by her Department as a result of the changes in national telephone dialling codes next year; and how much this change will cost her Department in additional expenditure.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe Department will not incur additional costs as a result of changes to national telephone dialling codes. Changes to the Department's telephone exchanges will be done as part of our standing maintenance arrangements and the printing of stationery with the new codes will be contained within our existing financial allocations.