§ Mr. FabricantTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate he has made of the time it would take to get new computers running in the wake of a major computer disaster in his Department. [130971]
§ Mr. Straw[holding answer 19 July 2000]: Each computer system used by my Department has contingency arrangements in accordance with its operational needs. The timing of recovery to normal working depends on the nature of the system and the extent of the disaster, but would be planned to be commensurate with importance of the business process concerned.
330WThese arrangements are part of wider business continuity plans, which were reviewed recently as part of preparations for the year 2000 date change.