§ 48. Sir B. Rhys Williamsasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what progress is being made in her Department with the introduction of electronic data-handling equipment to facilitate the handling of routine transactions, upkeep of records and for other purposes.
§ Mr. HattersleyThe main items of the work of my Department that are already processed by computer are payroll, statistics and payments made under the Selective Employment Payments Act. A start will be made shortly on processing claims to unemployment benefit. Other possible applications are being considered.