§ Mr. HawkinsTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on(a) the Cruickshank report on anti-fraud aspects of the future development of credit card technology and (b) representations by Europay and its members on the technical basis underlying the report. [128932]
§ Miss Melanie Johnson[holding answer 4 July 2000]: The Government have consulted and received responses from a number of organisations about the Cruikshank report's recommendations on payment systems. While some of these have referred to fraud issues the responses have tended to focus on the broader competition issues raised in the report.