§ Mr. CotterTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what steps he is taking to ensure that local authorities promote awareness of the millennium bug in their local communities. [55794]
§ Ms ArmstrongMy right hon. Friend the Deputy Prime Minister and Sir Jeremy Beecham, Chair of the Local Government Association, wrote jointly on 30 March to all council leaders to invite them to make a personal commitment to address millennium bug issues, both within their own councils and more widely across their local communities. They wrote again on 20 October inviting council leaders to sign Pledge 2000 as a public demonstration of their council's commitment to tackle the threat posed by the millennium bug.