53. Dr. Bennettasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, in order to avoid unnecessary congestion in the ports in November following the abolition of
Department Location Main uses Manufacturer* Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland. Edinburgh … Computer bureau work for Scotland. IBM Ministry of Aviation … … Liverpool … Bill paying … … … NCR Ministry of Public Building and Works. Hastings … … Payroll, costing, stores, statistics, etc. ICT Ministry of Defence (Army) … Worthy Down … Officers pay … … IBM Ministry of Defence (Navy) … Devonport … Payroll, costing and production control. EELM General Register Office … … Titchfield … 1966 Census of population IBM Ministry of Defence (Navy) … Faslane … … Naval stores … … Elliott General Register Office … … Titchfield … 1966 census IBM General Post Office … … Portsmouth … Telephone billing … … EELM Ministry of Health … … Fleetwood … N.H.S. superannuation and statistics. Elliott General Post Office … … Derby … … Telephone billing … … EELM Ministry of Defence (Navy) … Copenacre … Naval stores … … Univac Ministry of Defence (Navy) … Coulport … Production control … Elliott Ministry of Defence (Navy) … Eaglescliffe … Naval stores … … Univac Ministry of Defence (Army) … Woolwich … Reliability Studies … ICT General Post Office … … Edinburgh … Telephone billing … … EELM Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance. Reading … … Payment of sickness benefit ICT Inland Revenue … … … East Kilbride … P.A.Y.E. for Scotland … ICT Ministry of Aviation: Royal Aircraft Establishment. Farnborough … General purpose: research and administration. ICT General Post Office … … Stepney, London, then Lytham St. Annes. Premium savings bonds … EELM Ministry of Defence (Army) … Blackburn … Production control … Elliott H.M. Stationery Office … … London … … Computer bureau work … ICT Paymaster General's Office … Crawley … … Pension payments … EELM * EELM: English Electric-Leo-Marconi Computers Ltd. Elliott: Elliott-Automation Ltd. IBM: International Business Machines (U.K.) Ltd. ICT: International Computers & Tabulators Ltd. NCR: National Cash Register Co. Ltd. Univac: Remington Rand Ltd. (Univac Division).