§ 71. Mr. Ian Lloydasked the Minister for the Civil Service whether he will direct the firm of consultants engaged by his Department to forecast Her Majesty's Government's computer requirements over the next ten years to include in its survey a comprehensive analysis of the facilities needed to provide the House of Commons with direct on-line access to the Government's present and proposed computer networks.
§ Mrs. HartThe Computer and Data Systems Unit of the Central Statistical Office is already making a detailed study of the problems and possibilities of making the statistical information produced by Government Departments available to different categories of user. The review team recently set up within the Civil Service Department to forecast computer requirements will take this work into account.