§ Mr. FearnTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what contingency measures his Department is planning for the first week of 2000 to meet any technical problems caused by the millennium bug in terms of(a) specialist advice and (b) staff overtime. [70593]
§ Mr. Chris SmithMy Department is in the process of preparing a contingency plan for the millennium bug problem. However, no decision has yet been made on the need for specialist advice or the level, if any, of staff overtime, for the first week.