HC Deb 28 July 1998 vol 317 cc210-1W
Mr. Nigel Jones

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans he has to develop the potential of modern broad band optical fibre communications within (a) his Department, (b) the Inland Revenue and (c) Her Majesty's Customs and Excise; and if he will make a statement. [52325]

Mrs. Liddell

New technology is adopted whenever it answers a business need and offers value for money.