§ Mr. Oakesasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government how many county councils, county borough councils, non-county borough councils, urban district and rural district councils in England and Wales have installed computers; and what advice is given by his Department to ensure that such computers can be shared by other local authorities to ensure their full utilisation.
§ Mr. MacCollThe latest available figures are: the Greater London Council, 47 counties, 33 county boroughs, 20 non-county boroughs (including 11 London boroughs), four urban districts and one rural district.
The Department's circular 31/66 asked authorities contemplating the installation of a computer to seek the guidance of the Local Government Computer Committee, which has supplied these figures. The committee encourage joint and shared schemes wherever possible.