Transport written question – answered am ar 9 Gorffennaf 2009.
Tom Watson
Member, Labour Party National Executive Committee
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport when his Department plans to update its web browsers from Internet Explorer 6.
Chris Mole
Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Transport
The position regarding updating web browsers from Internet Explorer 6 (IE6) varies between the Department for Transport (DfT) (Central) and its Agencies, and can be summarised as follows:
| Position | |
| Department for Transport (Central) | DfT (Central) migrated from IE6 to IE7 in 2008. |
| Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency | Plan to upgrade from IE 6 between September 2009 and March 2010 on its main campus, and September 2009 and September 2010 across the Local Services Network. |
| Highways Agency | Currently have no plans to update from IE6. |
| Driving Standards Agency | Are currently evaluating IE7 and IE8. If tests successful, one of these versions will be rolled out in the next three months. |
| Vehicle and Operator Services Agency | Currently have no plans to upgrade from IE6. |
| Marine and Coastguard Agency | Currently still using IE6 as required for core business systems, but plan to test IE8 in early 2010 with an aim to migrate in mid 2010. |
| Vehicle Certification Agency | Plan to upgrade from IE6 to IE8 by September 2009. |
| Government Car and Despatch Agency | Already use IE7, although a few users are still on IE6 for compatibility reasons—they will be upgraded as soon as compatibility issues resolved. |
Yes5 people think so
No1 person thinks not
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