Written question asked by Lord Campbell-Savours (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 2 December 1996. It was answered by Michael Jack (Conservative) on Monday, 2 December 1996 on behalf of the Treasury.

Treasury

Question: If he will place in the Library the memorandum dealing with access by EDS or ORACLE overseas to the Inland Revenue's database. - Inc ref to 282 c912-3W (holding answer 12 November 1996).

Answer: Mr. Campbell-Savours: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will place in the Library the memorandum dealing with access by EDS or Oracle overseas to the Inland Revenue's database. [1640] Mr. Jack: [holding answer 12 November 1996]: My reply on 16 October 1996 to my hon. Friend the Member for Southport (Mr. Banks), Official Report, columns 912-13, made public the arrangements which Oracle would be putting in place to provide 24-hour support, using its world-wide service network, for the self-assessment computer system. But it would not be appropriate to make public the advice given, in confidence, by officials to Government Ministers.

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