HC Deb 13 June 1996 vol 279 cc281-2W
Mr. Ingram

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what assessment has been made of the cost effects of the millennium date change on the computer systems operated by her Department. [32681]

Mr. Robin Squire

The Department is currently assessing the impact of the millennium date change on its computer systems. The assessment will be completed towards the end of this year. Only then will it be possible to estimate the cost of dealing with the problem.