HC Deb 12 February 1964 vol 689 cc74-5W
Mr. Stratton Mills

asked the Postmaster-General what percentage of the telephone equipment produced for his Department in each of the last five years was manufactured in Northern Ireland.

Mr. Bevins

The value of the orders placed in Northern Ireland expressed as a percentage of all Post Office orders for telephone equipment (including cable) was as follows:

Per cent.
1958–59 0.2
1959–60 0.4
1960–61 0.8
1961–62 0.8
1962–63 1.2

Captain Orr

asked the Postmaster-General whether he will list the names of companies invited to tender under the recent reservation clause for telephone instruments and for receiver insets, type 4T; and which of these firms have tendered.

Mr. Bevins

Invitations to tender were issued to the following companies and those marked with an asterisk tendered:

Telephone Instruments

  • *Associated Automation Ltd.
  • BSR Ltd.
  • Corran Works Ltd.
  • *EMI Electronics Ltd.
  • Ferranti Ltd.
  • Kolster-Brandes (Northern Ireland) Ltd.
  • Mullard Equipment Ltd.
  • *Printed Circuits Ltd.
  • *Pye Telecommunications Ltd.
  • *Speke Telephones Ltd.
  • *The Co-ordinators Service (Engineering) Ltd.
  • *The Telephone Supplies Ltd.
  • Universal Metal Products Ltd.
  • *Whiteley Electrical Radio Co. Ltd.

Receiver Insets, type 4T

  • *Associated Automation Ltd.
  • *Besson and Partners Ltd.
  • BSR Ltd.
  • Elcom (Northampton) Ltd.
  • *EMI Electronics Ltd.
  • *Kolster-Brandes (Northern Ireland) Ltd.
  • Mullard Equipment Ltd.
  • *Pye Telecommunications Ltd.
  • Speke Telephones Ltd.
  • *The Telephone Supplies Ltd.
  • *Whiteley Electrical Radio Co. Ltd.