HC Deb 23 January 1969 vol 776 c163W
Mr. Whitaker

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what progress has been made by the police towards the computerisation of criminals' fingerprints and records.

Mr. Elystan Morgan

The design specification has been drawn up, and tendering procedures are about to begin, for a police national computer capable of processing certain operational records, including the main fingerprint collection and the central index of known criminals.