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Local Authorities: Assistance With Software Modification Costs

Volume 572: debated on Thursday 9 May 1996

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asked Her Majesty's Government:In cases where local authority finance has been capped, whether any allowance has been made to enable local authorities to cover the costs of modifying their software systems to address the problems caused by the year 2000.

No. But we would consider representations where authorities consider that modification of their software represents a significant and unpredicted new burden.