§ Mr. Laurence RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what steps he has taken to ensure that companies are able to ensure the millennium364W compliance of their computers; how much money he has spent on this; what percentage of the money has been given to Taskforce 2000; and if he will make a statement. [62412]
§ Mrs. Roche[holding answer 8 December 1998]: The Department has set up Action 2000 to lead the work on behalf of Government in ensuring that businesses take effective measures to make their computer systems compliant with millennium date requirements. DTI has provided Action 2000 with £19.3 million of funding to support the work, of which some £9.0 million has been spent so far. Taskforce 2000 is a separate organisation which has received £0.35 million from the Department.