HC Deb 21 April 1999 vol 329 c602W
Miss McIntosh

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what plans he has to establish links between the Government Intranet and the European Parliament equivalent. [80318]

Mr. Kilfoyle

The Central Information Technology Unit (CITU) and the European Secretariat in the Cabinet Office are currently piloting an electronic link to the European Council Secretariat. CITU, together with the Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency (CCTA) and the European Commission are investigating the technical options for connecting the Government Secure Intranet and networks of the IDA project (Interchange of Data between Administrations).