§ Mr. Gordon Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Defence what has been the expenditure on equipping and laying out computer centres in Scotland, England and Wales in the last five years; and what proportions of such expenditure have been spent in each area.
§ Mr. William RodgersThe Ministry of Defence is not directly responsible for
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SCOTLAND Clyde Submarine Base, Faslane, Dunbartonshire … … … … … 36 NIMROD Major Servicing Unit, Kinloss, Forres, Morayshire … … … 7 Naval Base Computer Bureau, Rosyth, Fife … … … … … … 73 Naval Construction Research Establishment, Dunfermline, Fife … … … 12 ENGLAND Hydrographic Department, Taunton, Somerset … … … … … … 31 H. M. S. Centurion, Gosport, Hants. … … … … … … … 252 Director General Stores and Transport (Naval), Ensleigh, Bath, Avon. … … 183 Royal Naval Store Depot, Copenacre, Wilts. … … … … … … 63 Royal Naval Store Depot, Eaglescliffe, Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland … … … 42 Royal Naval Engineering College, Manadon, Plymouth, Devon … … … 7 H. M. S. Collingwood, Fareham, Hants. … … … … … … … 13 Royal Naval College, Greenwich, London … … … … … … 3 Institute of Naval Medicine, Alverstoke, Hants. … … … … … 5 Military Survey, Feltham, Middlesex … … … … … … … 15 Royal Army Pay Corps Computer Centre, Worthy Down, Hants. … … … 331 Royal Army Ordnance Corps, Bicester, Oxon. … … … … … … 223 Royal Army Ordnance Corps, Chilwell, Notts. … … … … … … 53 Royal Army Ordnance Corps., Donnington, Salop … … … … … 42 Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Data Centre, Woolwich, London … 130 Royal Military College of Science, Shrivenham, Wilts. … … … … … 13 Royal School of Military Engineering, Chatham, Kent … … … … 2 Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, Camberley, Surrey … … … … 2 School of Signals, Blandford, Dorset … … … … … … 11 Defence Automatic Data Processing Training Centre, Blandford, Dorset … … 30 Royal Air Force Personnel Services, Innsworth, Gloucester … … … … 341 Royal Air Force Supply Control Centre, Hendon, London … … … … 187 Royal Air Force Equipment Supply Depot, Quedgeley, Glos. … … … … 20 Royal Air Force Equipment Supply Depot, Carlisle, Cumbria … … … 37 Royal Air Force Equipment Supply Depot, Stafford … … … … … 28 Royal Air Force Equipment Supply Depot, Hartlebury, Worcs. … … … 13 Royal Air Force Maintenance Data Centre, Swanton Morley, Norfolk … … 99 Headquarters Support Command, Andover, Hants. … … … … … 28 Royal Air Force Support Command, Medmenham, Suffolk … … … … 9 No. 1 Radio School, Royal Air Force, Locking, Weston-super-Mare, Avon … 13 Royal Air Force College, Cranwell, Lincs. … … … … … … 9 Headquarters Strike Command, Royal Air Force High Wycombe, Bucks. … … 30 Joint Maritime Analysis and Tactics Computer, Royal Air Force, Northwood, Middlesex … … … … … … … … … … … 8 Joint Air Reconnaissance Intelligence Centre (U. K.), Royal Air Force Brampton, Huntingdon, Cambs. … … … … … … … … … 22 Meteorological Office, Bracknell, Berks. … … … … … … … 99 Director General of Defence Accounts, Liverpool … … … … … 132 the procurement of equipment tor computer centres or the accommodation which houses it. The Departments responsible are the Central Computer Agency of the Civil Service Department which procures the computer equipment, and the Property Services Agency of the Department of the Environment, which is responsible for works services.
§ Mr. Gordon Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the Department's computer centres in Scotland, England and Wales and the numbers of employees in each such centre.
§ Mr. William RodgersListed below are the numbers of staff, civilian and uniformed, at 31st March 1975 who are directly employed in the computer centre management, systems analysis, programming and data preparation work.
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Naval Base Computer Bureau, Chatham, Kent … … … … … … 57 Naval Base Computer Bureau, Devonport, Plymouth, Devon … … … … 94 Naval Base Computer Bureau, Portsmouth, Hants. … … … … 67 Director General of Defence Accounts, Bath (Bill Payment) … … … … 10 Defence Data Processing Service, London … … … … … … 68 Defence Data Processing Bureau, Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire … … … … 44 Bureau West, Devizes, Wilts. … … … … … … … … 41 Director General of Defence Accounts, Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire … … … 131 Director General of Defence Accounts, Bath (Non-Industrial Pay etc.) … … 101 Defence Codification Data Centre, Hullavington, Wilts. … … … … 79 Defence Operational Analysis Establishment, West Byfleet, Surrey … … … 28 Directorate of Scientific and Technical Intelligence, London … … … … 7 Defence Research Information Centre, St. Mary Cray, Kent … … … … 10 Royal Ordnance Factory Central Computer Bureau, Chorley, Lancs. … … 108 (includes Data preparation staff at other Factories) Assistant Director Project Performance Analysis, London … … … … 3 Admiralty Research Laboratory, Teddington, Middlesex … … … … 17 National Gas Turbine Establishment, Pyestock, Hants. … … … … 16 Signals Research and Development Establishment, Christchurch, Hants. … … 4 Admiralty Surface Weapons Establishment, Portsdown, Hants. … … … 29 Admiralty Underwater Weapons Establishment, Portland, Dorset … … … 31 Admiralty Engineering Works, Haslar, Gosport, Hants. … … … … 6 Military Vehicles Experimental Establishment, Chertsey, Surrey … … … 16 Royal Radar Establishment, Malvern, Worcs. … … … … … … 38 Royal Armament Research and Development Establishment, Fort Halstead, Kent 21 Rocket Propulsion Establishment, Westcott, Aylesbury, Bucks. … … … 9 Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough, Hants. … … … … … 84 Atomic Weapons Research Establishment, Aldermaston, Berks. … … … 68 Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment, Boscombe Down, Wilts. … 16 WALES Royal Naval Store Depot, Llangennech, Llanelli Dyfed … … … … 24 Royal Ordnance Factory, Glascoed, Usk, Gwent … … … … … 10 Royal Aircraft Establishment, Aberporth, Dyfed … … … … … 38
§ Mr. Gordon Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Defence what projects in computer design and programming are in progress; and if he will list those being carried out, respectively, in Scotland, England and Wales.
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SCOTLAND Inchterf … … Proof and Experimental Establishment Analysis of gun cartridge charges. ENGLAND Bath … … … Royal Naval Supply and Transport Service Comprehensive RNSTS inventory system project. Chief Executive Royal Dockyards … General Systems. Director General of Supplies and Transport (Naval). General naval stores and technical stores systems. Naval armaments system. Director General Weapons (Naval) … Financial accounting. Director General Ships … … Computer aided ship design management and technical information system. Bracknell … … Meteorological Office … … … Library system—data retrieval. Cheadle Hulme … Civil Pay and Records Office … … New industrial pay system. Cranwell … … RAF College … … … … Real time system development. Devizes … … Bureau West … … … … Development of major Bureau Service. Didcot … … Royal Army Ordnance Corps … Sales support project. Replacement project.
§ Mr. William RodgersListed below are current computer projects in the system design and programming stages which are expected to result in the acquisition of either a new computer or additional equipment for an existing computer.
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Farnborough … … Army Personnel Research Establishment. Manpower selection system design. Royal Aircraft Establishment … Transonic air flow analysis. Printed circuit board design. Gosport … … HMS "Centurion" … … … Naval Pay and Records. Royal Naval Aircraft Yard … … Naval aircraft—repair. Gloucestor … … RAF … … … … … RAF Pay and Records. London … … Defence Statistics … … … General statistical projects. Manpower forecasting. Director General of Defence Contracts General ADP systems. Controller Aircraft … … … Production and contract progressing. London (and Bath) … Controller Aircraft … … Estimates and long-term costings. London … … Master General of the Ordnance … — Liverpool … … Director General of Defence Accounts Bill payment project phase 1. Portsmouth … … Admiralty Surface Weapons Establishment Production and progressing recording. Ship Maintenance Authority/Ship Upkeep Information System. Ship maintenance and progressing recording. St. Mary Cray … Defence Research Information Centre Information retrieval system. Woolwich … … Royal Engineers Support Group … Royal Engineers stores. Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. Project VESPER Wothy Down … Royal Army pay Corps … … Army pay and Records on-line system. WALES Nil
§ Mr. Gordon Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Defence what computer training facilities are located in Scotland, England and Wales, respectively.
§ Mr. William RodgersThe Ministry of Defence has no computer training facilities in Scotland or Wales.
In England, there are full-time computer training facilities at the following locations:
Defence Automatic Data Processing Training Centre, Blandford, Dorset.Civilian Management Training (Automatic Data Processing), Empress State Building, London.Some specialised computer training is also undertaken at the following Service training establishments:
Royal Naval College, Greenwich, London.Royal Naval Engineering College, Manadon, Plymouth, Devon.HMS "Collingwood", Fareham, Hants.Royal Military College of Science, Shrivenham, Wilts.In addition, a number of computer centres carry out occasional training for their own computer staff.
This list excludes technical and engineering training which arises from the use of computers which are integral parts of weapons, communications or control systems.
§ Mr. Gordon Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Defence what proposals to 248W decentralise computer centres have been made; and what will be the new location of any such transfers.
§ Mr. William RodgersIn so far as I understand the Question, none.