HC Deb 10 March 1998 vol 308 cc100-1W
Mr. Fallon

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many officials or individuals working within his Department on millennium compliance have(a) given notice of their intention to leave and (b) left his Department in the last six months. [32620]

Mrs. Liddell

One official working on millennium compliance as given notice and left the Treasury in the last six months.

Mr. Fallon

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer from which budgetary sub-head the costs of millennium compliance will be met for his Department. [32623]

Mrs. Liddell

The costs of the required compliance will largely be related to time spent by staff testing their systems with some expenditure on equipment and software and will be met from within the Treasury's administration costs.

Mr. Fallon

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when all testing on Year 2000 compliance will be completed within his Department. [32621]

Mrs. Liddell

The target for completing all Year 2000 compliance testing within the Treasury is March 1999.

Mr. Fallon

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) when National Savings will complete its conversion work to ensure its computer systems are fully millennium compliant; [32619]

(2) when he estimates the Office for National Statistics will complete its inventory of the work required to ensure its computer systems are fully millennium compliant; [32569]

(3) what contingency plans have been made in case of a failure by National Savings to ensure that its computers are fully protected against the Year 2000 problem; [32617]

(4) what contingency plans have been made in case of a failure by (a) the Inland Revenue and (b) the Office for National Statistics to ensure that their computers are fully protected against the Year 2000 problem; [32616]

(5) what is his latest estimate of the cost to (a) the Office for National Statistics, (b) National Savings and (c) the Inland Revenue of ensuring their computer systems are fully millennium compliant. [32615]

Mrs. Liddell

I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster to my hon. Friend the Member for Wolverhampton, South-East (Mr. Turner) on 3 March 1998,Official Report, column 622.

Mr. Fallon

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he last met the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster to discuss his Department's progress towards millennium compliance. [32622]

Mrs. Liddell

My right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer holds regular meetings with his Cabinet colleagues to discuss a range of issues.

Mr. Fallon

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the cost to his Department of(a) consultants and (b) contractors engaged to address millennium computer compliance problems; and if he will list the consultants. [32625]

Mrs. Liddell

Neither consultants nor contractors have been engaged to address the millennium compliance problem in the Treasury.