§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he expects to make an announcement about plans for a replacement police national computer; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggThe outdated mainframe computers presently providing the PNC service are about to be replaced by two new processors which will run the existing applications on the basis of the existing software. This new equipment will secure the present PNC service646W to the police until the work now in hand on the next generation PNC has been completed. This work includes a comprehensive survey of both user requirements and available computer technlogy as well as the implementation of a new packet-switched network.