§ The Earl of Errollasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether funding will be available to continue the work of the Local Authority Smartcard Services e-Organisation currently working as the Standards Work Package of the National Smartcard project in support of the e-GIF and other national and international standards, when the current funding ends on 31 March 2004. [HL1548]
§ Lord RookerThe standards work in the National Smartcard project, and all the national projects, will ultimately be carried forward by the Local e-government Standards Body, a new body created to ensure that all the standards emerging for local e-government are sustained and developed. The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister is currently defining the funding mechanism and processes to ensure that there is a smooth transition between the work of the project and the standards body.