HC Deb 16 February 1998 vol 306 c510W
Mrs. Gillan

To ask the President of the Board of Trade if a chief executive of Action 2000 has been appointed. [24379]

Mrs. Roche

[holding answer 20 January 1998]: The Chairman of Action 2000 has appointed Ian Eddison as Acting Director and he has been in post since 17 December 1997. Action 2000 has advertised for a permanent Director and this is progressing swiftly with approximately 100 applications received by the closing date.

Mrs. Gillan

To ask the President of the Board of Trade when Action 2000 will be launched. [24377]

Mrs. Roche

[holding answer 20 January 1998]: Action 2000 launched its Millennium Bug Campaign on 22 January.

Mr. Redwood

To ask the President of the Board of Trade how many staff are employed on answering the Millennium Bug Hotline; and how many phone lines can be operated simultaneously. [28582]

Mrs. Roche

[holding answer 9 February 1998]: I understand from Action 2000 that there are six staff permanently assigned to the Millennium Bug Hotline with immediate recourse to an additional three to cope with fluctuations in demand. There is no fixed number of lines. Action 2000 is keeping performance under review and will consider expanding the resources if the need arises.