HC Deb 08 November 2000 vol 356 cc287-8W
Mr. Gordon Prentice

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what assessment she has made of the advantages and disadvantages of establishing chat rooms on departmental websites. [136925]

Mr. Ian McCartney

My Department has issued guidelines for Government websites. In paragraph 3.7 of this document there is a summary of the advantages and disadvantages of chat rooms. These guidelines are available on the web at http://www.citu.gov.uk/iagc/guidelines/websites/websites.htm.