§ Mr. Knoxasked the Minister for the Civil Service how many computer installations were installed in Government Departments in each of the past five years; and what was their cost.
§ Mr. Kenneth BakerThe number and cost of computers installed for administrative and scientific purposes in Government Departments over each of the last five financial years has been as follows:
Year No. installed Cost £ million 1968–69 … … 36 7.2 1969–70 … … 25 6.1 1970–71 … … 36 9.3 1971–72 … … 32 15.4 1972–73 … … 40 18.5 Computers which are integral parts of weapons or industrial process systems, and those used for flight simulation, are not included in these figures.