HC Deb 15 February 1966 vol 724 c193W
Mr. Charles Morrison

asked the Minister of Technology if he will publish in HANSARD his latest estimates of all automatic data processing installations and computers, using the classification shown in Appendix 4 of Ministry of Labour Manpower Studies No. 4.

Mr. Cousins

From the beginning of 1964 to the end of 1965 there have been deliveries of 395 installations, comprising

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF A.D.P. INSTALLATIONS AND COMPUTERS DELIVERED DURING 1964 AND 1965
Area, based on Economic Planning Regions Number of Installations Great Britain Number of Computers
Large Medium Small Total
South East (including London) 4 109 78 191 201
South West 1 9 11 21 23
West Midlands 1 27 11 39 39
East Midlands 12 8 20 22
East Anglia 2 1 3 3
Yorkshire and Humberside 12 8 20 21
North-West 38 18 56 60
Northern 8 5 13 15
Wales and Monmouth 3 2 5 6
Scotland 15 12 27 28
TOTALS 8 234 153 395 418
FORECAST DELIVERIES DURING THE FIRST HALF OF 1966
Area, based on Economic Planning Regions Number of Installations Great Britain Number of Computers
Large Medium Small Total
South East (including London) 27 10 37 42
South West 3 1 4 4
West Midlands 2 2 4 4
East Midlands 1 1 1
East Anglia 2 2 2
Yorkshire and Humberside 2 3 5 5
North-West 6 2 8 9
Northern 4 1 5 6
Wales and Monmouth 3 2 5 5
Scotland 1 1 2 2
TOTALS 49 24 73 80