HC Deb 28 July 2000 vol 354 c1057W
Mr. Cotter

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what orders he(a) has made and (b) intends to make using section 8 of the Electronic Communications Act 2000; and if he will make a statement. [133380]

Mr. Wills

I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my right hon. Friend the Minister of State, Cabinet Office, today. My Department intends to remove the statutory barriers to electronic communication and storage in legislation on education through a single order. I expect to be able to lay this order before the House in the next parliamentary session.