§ Mr. HammondTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is his latest estimate of the total cost to the NHS of ensuring millennium compliance in computer systems and other equipment. [47241]
§ Mr. MilburnThe National Health Service required health bodies to complete detailed project plans including budget estimates by 31 March 1998.
The returns submitted by health authorities and NHS trusts at the end of March 1998 put the overall cost of remedying Year 2000 problems at around £170 million for information technology and estates infrastructure, with a further £150 million required as a contingency to deal with non-compliant medical equipment (pending compliance information from suppliers).