§ Mr. Ian TaylorTo ask the Prime Minister if he will make a statement on the role of the Civil Contingencies Unit in respect of the impact of the Millennium computer problem. [45756]
§ The Prime MinisterThe Civil Contingencies Unit has been renamed the Civil Contingencies Committee following transfer of day to day executive, policy and representational work to the Home Office.
Through MISC 4, Ministers are reporting progress in their areas of responsibility towards a technical solution to the Millennium Date Change problem as well as in developing contingency arrangements for consequence management. The Civil Contingencies Committee is in regular contact with MISC 4 and if necessary will fulfil its normal role of co-ordinating the central government response to a major emergency.