HC Deb 13 February 1998 vol 306 cc399-400W
Mrs. Gillan

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what steps he is taking to increase confidence in the Government's handling of the millennium computer compliance problem. [29509]

Dr. David Clark

The Government intend to increase public confidence in their handling of the millennium bug problem by continuing with our policy of open public scrutiny. As I outlined in my reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Dumfries (Mr. Brown) on 30 January 1998,Official Report, columns 403–04, I shall provide regular reports to the House.