Written question asked by Vincent Cable (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 27 April 1999, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 5 May 1999. It was answered by Alan Meale (Labour) on Wednesday, 5 May 1999 on behalf of the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions.

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will list the local authorities identified by the Year 2000 Taskforce as giving cause for concern in terms of their millennium computer compliance preparations.

Answer: Dr. Cable: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will list the local authorities identified by the Year 2000 Taskforce as giving cause for concern in terms of their millennium computer compliance preparations. [82821] Mr. Meale: As Action 2000 stated at their National Infrastructure Forum on 21 April 1999, at this stage of the evaluation process they are not naming any organisations. At the next Forum meeting, on 13 July, the Government Offices for the Regions, as the Millennium Bug responsible bodies for local authorities, fully expect to be in a position to report progress on all local authorities.

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