§ Brian WhiteTo ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what progress his Department has made to manage the changeover from the Bank Automated Clearing System to the new BACSTEL-IP system for electronic payments. [164320]
§ Mr. AlexanderThe Cabinet Office is working with software suppliers and is drawing up a migration plan as recommended in the guidance issued by the Office of the Paymaster General (OPG) to change over the Bank Automated clearing system to the new BACSTEL-IP system by December 2005.