HC Deb 02 July 1963 vol 680 cc43-4W
Mr. Mason

asked the Minister of Aviation (1) what contracts have been placed for the project studies of the Hobart radio system; and to what firms they have been given;

(2) for how long has the Hobart radio plan been under consideration by his Department; when he expects to com- plete his studies of the first development phase; and to what extent the Plessey Company has received contracts from his Department for this purpose.

Mr. Amery

The Hobart plan in its present form was submitted to my Department in 1961. I expect the studies on the main technical areas to be completed progressively by about the end of 1964. The following contracts have so far been placed either for the submission of competitive assessments as a preliminary to project studies or for actual project studies:

Equipment Contracts placed with
Radio Relay Marconi Wireless Telegraph Co Ltd.
Standard Telephones & Cables Ltd.
Plessey (U.K.) Ltd.
Radio Trunk Extension (Voice). Plessey (U.K.)Ltd.
Radio Trunk Extension (Telegraph). Plessey (U.K.) Ltd.
Multiplex General Electric Co. (Electronics) Ltd.
Cables British Insulated Callender's Cables Ltd.
Switching aspects Standard Telephones & Cables Ltd.
Net Radio (4 types) British Communications Corporation Ltd. (2 contracts)
General Electric Co. (Electronics)Ltd.
Marconi Wireless Telegraph Co. Ltd.
Mullard Equipment Ltd.
Rank-Bush-Murphy Ltd.
Plessey (U.K.) Ltd. (3 contracts)
Racal Electronics Ltd. (2 contracts)
Redifon Ltd. (2 contracts).
Ultra Electronics Ltd.
Telegraph and data sub-multiplex. General Electric Co. (Electronics) Ltd.