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If he will (a) investigate the proposed supply and charging practices of the Microsoft Corporation for MS-DOS and (b) refer this to the Director General of Fair Trading.

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Nigel Griffiths (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Trade and Industry
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
9 December 1992
Reference
215 c680-1W;215 c676W
House
House of Commons

If he has any plans for regulatory or legislative change in relation to technical decision-making involving public safety with regard to new civil engineering structures, new buildings and alterations to existing buildings which involve using computer-based models which are not open to scrutiny by the public in general and the...

Asked by
Nigel Griffiths (Labour)
Answering body
Department of the Environment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
19 October 1990
Reference
177 c932-3W
House
House of Commons

If DTI proposes to take any steps to regulate codes for computer-based models used for technical decision-making on new civil engineering projects, new building designs & alterations on existing buildings.

Asked by
Nigel Griffiths (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Trade and Industry
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
24 May 1990
Reference
173 c366W;173 c363-4W
House
House of Commons

What computer codes have been or will be used to assist in assessment of fire risk as part of HO consideration of public fire safety; & if such codes are open to public scientific scrutiny.

Asked by
Nigel Griffiths (Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
26 February 1990
Reference
168 c32W
House
House of Commons

What assessment has DTI made of circumstances in which decision-making involving public safety could be compromised because of lack of openness to scrutiny by public or scientific community or by commercial secrecy of computer codes which may be involved in that decision-making & whether DTI has identified any occasions on...

Asked by
Nigel Griffiths (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Trade and Industry
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
2 February 1990
Reference
166 c415-6W;166 c413-4W
House
House of Commons

What steps the Govt are taking to ensure that computer codes involved in the decision-making process involving public safety are reliable & open to scrutiny by the Public & the scientific community. - Includes ref to 159 c401-2W.

Asked by
Nigel Griffiths (Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
8 November 1989
Reference
159 c640W;159 c638W
House
House of Commons

Details of Govt steps to construct satisfactory criteria to be met by all computer codes which may be used as part of decision-making processes involving public safety.

Asked by
Nigel Griffiths (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Trade and Industry
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
6 November 1989
Reference
159 c401-2W;159 c399-400W
House
House of Commons

What steps are being taken to ensure all aspects of decision-making at all levels involving public safety will not be compromised by commercial secrecy of any computer codes which may be involved in such decision-making.

Asked by
Nigel Griffiths (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
3 November 1989
Reference
159 c358W;159 c356W
House
House of Commons