§ Mr. FabricantTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 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. [130968]
§ Mr. Battle[holding answer 19 July 2000]: In UK, contingency plans in place would allow the replacement of FCO computer and communications systems within one day in the wake of a major computer disaster. Overseas, the time taken would be one day plus the time to transport the system to the Post for most systems: for some (which are shortly to be replaced) the lead time would be two weeks. We have a range of communications options as continuous back-up.