§ Sir Ian Orr-Ewingasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give details of the computers at present on order for Government Departments.
§ Mr. MacDermotThe following computers are on order for administrative work in Government Departments:
simultaneously at Government Bookshops in London, Edinburgh, Belfast, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol and Cardiff and through Stationery Office agents in Glasgow, Liverpool and Newcastle. It is impracticable for reasons of expense and security to extend this treatment to all, or even most, Parliamentary papers; but similar arrangements will be applied 45W to important papers where the Minister responsible considers that, notwithstanding these considerations, it would be in the public interest to do so. For papers with an important regional interest simultaneous publication will be extended to appropriate centres.