§ Mr. Charles Morrisonasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government if he will give a list of local authorities who have computers on order for early delivery, showing the estimated date of installation, name of manufacturer, type of computer, and proposed function for which it is to be used, respectively.
§ Mr. MacCollThe details of computers on order by local authorities are as shown in the following list. Authorities having machines for the first time are likely to use them for general financial purposes initially; replacement computers will probably be used also for the specialist tasks detailed in the reply given to the hon. Member on 29th March, 1965.
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Authority Make and Type of Computer Expected date of installation Remarks Shropshire IBM United Kingdom Ltd.: IBM 360/30 2 Disk. July, 1966 — Somerset International Computer & Tabulators Ltd.: ICT 1902. August, 1966 — Warwickshire IBM United Kingdom Ltd,: IBM 1401G December, 1965 — West Sussex International Computer & Tabulators Ltd.: ICT 1904. March, 1966 Replacement Yorkshire, West Riding Honeywell Controls Ltd.: Honeywell 400 Installed since previous reply dated 29th March, 1965 Replacement BOROUGHS Bedford IBM United Kingdom Ltd.: IBM 360/20 October, 1966 — Birmingham International Computer & Tabulators Ltd.: ICT 1904. Installed since previous reply dated 29th March, 1965 Replacement Bootle International Computer & Tabulators Ltd.: ICT 1902. — Date not yet determined Camden International Computer & Tabulators Ltd.: ICT 1902. August, 1966 — Doncaster International Computer & Tabulators Ltd.: ICT 1902. — Date not yet determined Ealing IBM United Kingdom Ltd.: IBM 360/30 Disk. July, 1966 — Gillingham IBM United Kingdom Ltd.: IBM 360/20 Card. September, 1966 — Islington International Computer & Tabulators Ltd.: ICT 1902. November, 1965 Keighley International Computer & Tabulators Ltd.: ICT 1300. — Date not yet determined Newcastle-upon-Tyne International Computer & Tabulators Ltd.: ICT 1903. August, 1966 — Newcastle-under-Lyme International Computer & Tabulators Ltd.: ICT 1902. — Date not yet determined Nottingham International Computer & Tabulators Ltd.: ICT 1902. — Date not yet determined Plymouth IBM United Kingdom Ltd.: IBM 360/30 Disk. January, 1966 Replacement Southampton National Cash Register Co. Ltd.: NCR 315. September, 1965 — Stoke IBM United Kingdom Ltd.: IBM 360/30 Disk. July, 1966 — Sunderland IBM United Kingdom Ltd.: IBM 360/20 Card. October, 1966 — Swansea International Computer & Tabulators Ltd.: ICT 1902. October, 1965 — Swindon National Cash Register Co. Ltd.: National Elliott 4120. January, 1967 — Torquay IBM United Kingdom Ltd.: IBM 360/20 Card. February, 1966 — Wigan International Computer & Tabulators Ltd.: ICT 1902. — Date not yet determined West Bromwich IBM United Kingdom Ltd.: IBM 360/30 Disk. September, 1966 — Wolverhampton IBM United Kingdom Ltd.: IBM 360/30 Disk. July, 1966 Replacement York IBM United Kingdom Ltd.: IBM 1401 Card. July, 1966 Replacing hiring arrangement URBAN DISTRICT COUNCILS Basildon IBM United Kingdom Ltd.: IBM 360/20 Card. September, 1966 — Chigwell Monroe International Ltd.: Monrobot XI. August, 1965 — Hazel Grove & Bramhall National Cash Register Co. Ltd.: National Elliott 803. May, 1966 —