§ Mrs. Betty WilliamsTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department when she will reply to the question from the hon. Member for Conwy of 14 February (ref 37628). [51396]
§ Ms Rosie WintertonI apologise to the hon. Member for not replying to her question of the 14 February; I regret that this was due to an administrative oversight. However, I do refer her to the answers I have given on several occasions, and most recently to the hon. Member for Slough (Fiona Mactaggart) on 12 April 2002,Official Report, column 647W. QinetiQ Ltd. is continuing to work on the technical enhancements for the 1901 Census online. These enhancements are intended to make the site sufficiently robust to permit general internet access, and are being done with a sense of urgency. The most important consideration is to ensure that the service is re-launched successfully. In the first instance, the service will be reintroduced at the designated service centres throughout the country as part of a rigorous testing process. It will then be re-launched on the internet as soon as practicable thereafter, subject to satisfactory completion of this process.