Written question asked by Anne Campbell (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 18 December 1996. It was answered by John Bowis (Conservative) on Wednesday, 18 December 1996 on behalf of the Department of Transport.

Dept of Transport

Question: What tenders his Department has put out to convert its information technology systems to be Euro compliant; what is the cost and person hours required to convert the systems to handle the Euro; and when he expects his Department's systems to be fully EMU compliant.

Answer: Mrs. Anne Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what tenders his Department has put out to convert its information technology systems to be euro-compliant; what is the cost and person hours required to convert the systems to handle the euro; and when he expects his Department's systems to be fully economic and monetary union compliant. [9455] Mr. Bowis: The Department and agencies will need to assess the impact that a single currency would have on their information systems, whether or not the United Kingdom decides to participate in the third stage of economic and monetary union.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 9455; 287 c666W
Session: 1996-97
Subjects: Contracts Computers ICT Government departments Economic and monetary union Euro European currency unit Department of Transport
Contains statistics: Yes