§ Mr. ChopeTo ask the President of the Council which Government organisations providing information for the March 1999 review of year 2000 readiness have(a) failed to report on progress with business critical embedded systems since the last review and (b) have moved back completion dates since the last review. [78473]
§ Mrs. BeckettThe following is the information
272W(a) Organisations which failed to report on progress with business critical embedded systems since the last review.the Republic of Ireland, (b) the top 10 companies by volume of imports from the Republic of Ireland to Great Britain, (c) the top 10 products in volume exported from Great Britain to the Republic of Ireland and (d) the top 10 products by volume imported from the Republic of Ireland to Great Britain. [78176]
§ Mr. Wilson[holding answer 22 March 1999]: Information on UK companies trade with Ireland is not available from any official sources. Figures for trade by financial year are not readily available, while data in volume terms are not available on an individual country basis.
Information on the top 10 products in value terms for UK exports to Ireland and imports from Ireland in 1998 is given in the following table.
- Central government departments and agencies
- Scottish Fisheries Research Services
- Government Car and Despatch Agency
- National Archive of Scotland
- Northern Ireland Office
- Planning Inspectorate
- UK Passport Agency
- Vehicle Inspectorate
(b) Organisations which have moved back completion dates for business critical embedded systems since the last review:
- Central government departments and agencies
- Central Computer & Telecommunications Agency
- Department for International Development
- Driving Standards Agency
- Employment Tribunals Service
273 - General Registrar Office for Scotland
- HM Customs and Excise
- Lord Chancellor's Department
- Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
- Ministry of Defence—centre
- Ministry of Defence—Defence Evaluation and Research Agency
- Planning Inspectorate
- Public Record Office
- Radiocommunications Agency
- Royal Mint
- Scottish Agricultural Science Agency
- Scottish Fisheries Research Services
- Scottish Record Office
- Wider public sector
- Bank of England.
§ Mr. ChopeTo ask the President of the Council which(a) Government organisations and (b) Departments providing information for the March 1999 review of year 2000 readiness have moved back completion dates for business critical information technology systems since the previous review; and which are now predicting 100 per cent. completion later than March. [78474]
§ Mrs. BeckettThe following is the information
(a) Government organisations and departments which have moved back completion dates for business critical IT systems since the previous review:
- Central government departments and agencies
- Companies House
- Crown Prosecution Service
- Department for Education and Employment
- Department of Social Security
- Department of Trade and Industry
- Department for International Development
- Driving Standards Agency
- Employment Tribunal Service
- Foreign and Commonwealth Office
- Forestry Commission
- Highways Agency
- HM Customs and Excise
- HM Treasury
- Inland Revenue
- Insolvency Service
- Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
- Ministry of Defence—Procurement Executive
- NI Department of Education
- NI Department of the Environment
- Ordnance Survey
- Passport Agency
- Patent Office
- Radiocommunications Agency
- Scottish Fisheries Research Services
- Scottish General Register Office
- Scottish Prison Service
- Serious Fraud Office
- Treasury Solicitor's Department
- Vehicles Inspectorate
- Welsh Office
274 - Wider public sector organisations
- Bank of England
(b) Government organisations and departments which are now predicting 100 per cent. completion of work on business critical IT systems later than March 1999:
- Companies House
- Crown Prosecution Service
- Department for Education and Employment
- Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
- Department of Health
- Department for International Development
- Department of Social Security
- Department of Trade and Industry
- Driving Standards Agency
- Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
- Employment Tribunal Service
- Foreign and Commonwealth Office
- Forensic Science Service
- General Register Office for Scotland
- Government Car and Despatch Agency
- Highways Agency
- HM Customs and Excise
- HM Treasury
- Home Office
- Inland Revenue
- Insolvency Service
- Intervention Board
- Lord Chancellor's Department
- Maritime and Coastguard Agency
- Medicines Control Agency
- Ministry for Agriculture Fisheries and Food
- Ministry of Defence—Army
- Ministry of Defence—centre
- Ministry of Defence—Meteorological Office
- Ministry of Defence—Procurement Executive
- Ministry of Defence—Royal Air Force
- Ministry of Defence—Royal Navy
- Ministry of Defence—Hydrographic Office
- National Weights and Measures Laboratory
- Northern Ireland Office
- NI Department for Economic Development
- NI Department of Education
- NI Department of Agriculture
- NI Department of the Environment
- NI Department of Finance and Personnel
- NI Department for Health & Social Services
- NI Prisons Service
- Passport Agency
- Patent Office
- Planning Inspectorate
- Office for National Statistics
- Ordnance Survey
- Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre
- Radiocommunications Agency
- Registers of Scotland
- Scottish Fisheries Research Services
- Scottish Prison Service
- Serious Fraud Office
275 - The Buying Agency
- Treasury Solicitor's Department
- Valuation Office
- Vehicle Inspectorate
- Welsh Office
- Wider public sector
- Bank of England
- British Broadcasting Company
- Government Actuary's Department
- Legal Aid Board
- London Transport
- Post Office.