Written question asked by David Atkinson (Conservative) on Thursday, 12 March 1998, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 18 March 1998. It was answered by Alan Milburn (Labour) on Wednesday, 18 March 1998 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he (a) has held and (b) plans to hold with the private health sector on the need for computer systems to be millennium compliant.

Answer: Mr. David Atkinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what discussions he (a) has held and (b) plans to hold with the private health sector on the need for computer systems to be millennium compliant. [34805] Mr. Milburn: Discussions on the millennium issue have been ongoing since November 1997 with one of the largest companies in the private health sector. It is hoped that these discussions will be broadened to include all major health sector companies in the near future. It is our policy to collaborate fully on the millennium problem with all organisations, both in the private and public sectors, where interests overlap and mutual benefit can be obtained.

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