§ Mr. MaclennanTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to his answer of 5 June,Official Report, column 96W; if, when he was informed of the defect in the National Lottery computer, he was told when the defect was identified and by whom; if he was informed of estimates Camelot had made of how long the defect affected its operation before it was corrected; and if he has been informed as to when the National Lottery Commission will complete its investigations. [125673]
§ Kate HoeyDue to an error in my original answer, the incorrect date was given for the date on which the National Lottery Commission became aware of the defect in the National Lottery computer system. The correct answer is as follows. I apologise for any inconvenience that this might have caused.
My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State was informed when the defect was identified and by whom, and was also informed of how long the defect had affected operations.
The defect was first drawn to the National Lottery Commission's attention on 12 April 2000 in a letter from an ex-GTECH employee. The defect affected operations from the start of the Lottery until it was corrected on 27 July 1998.
The Commission intends to complete its investigations as soon as possible.