§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment has been made as to the additional costs which will be incurred by his Departments as a result of the changes in national telephone dialling codes next year; and how much this change will cost his Departments in additional expenditure.
§ Mr. NelsonThe additional costs to the Treasury and Customs and Excise that will be incurred as a result of the changes to the national dialling codes next year are expected to be negligible.
The Inland Revenue estimates the costs for reprogramming its telephone systems and amending its 217W major information technology systems to be £38,000 and £332,000 respectively.