HC Deb 19 November 1968 vol 773 cc266-8W
Mr. Emery

asked the Minister of Technology, if he will list the contractors and the division of responsibility among them for the Linesman system.

Company Purpose of Contract
The Marconi Company … Development and supply of items including displays and display consoles, broad-band channelling equipment, and signal processing equipment.
The Plessey Company … Development and supply of displays and data handling equipment and computers, including the XL range of computers.
G.E.C./A.E.I. … Development and supply of surveillance radars and associated equipment; development and supply of general situation display equipment.
Elliott Automation Ltd. … Development and supply of simulator.
Ferranti Ltd … Development and supply of digital data link equipment.
John Curran Ltd. … Development and supply of radar turning gear.

Contracts have also been placed with industry for the task of co-ordinating certain aspects of the project. The firms holding such contracts are:—

The Marconi Company … Planning and co-ordination of the acceptance trials of the complete system.
The Plessey Company … Co-ordinating the commissioning of the hardware and software at the central element of the LINESMAN system.
G.E.C./A.E.I. … Co-ordination at radar stations.

Mr. Emery

asked the Minister of Technology, which companies have received contracts for the display equipment in connection with the Linesman and Mediator systems, respectively.

Mr. J. P. W. Mallalieu

Display equipment for the Linesman system is being supplied by:

  • The Marconi Company.
  • The Plessey Company.
  • Smiths Industries Ltd.
  • G.E.C./A.E.I.

Display equipment for Mediator is being supplied by the Marconi and Plessey companies.

Mr. Chichester-Clark

asked the Minister of Technology, which companies have received contracts for computers in connection with the Linesman and Mediator Systems, respectively.

Mr. J. P. W. Mallalieu

Computers for the major data handling element of the Linesman system have been developed and supplied by the Plessey Company. Computers for other aspects of the system have been supplied by Elliott Automation Ltd., and by the Marconi Company.

Computers for the Mediator system are being purchased from the Marconi Company; they are of the Myriad type.

Mr. J. P. W. Mallalieu

Among the firms working on Linesman-mediator, the following have been awarded major contracts in connection with the Linesman system: