§ Mrs. Dunwoodyasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what changes have been made in the composition of the Farm Animal Welfare Advisory Committee subsequent to those announced on 21st November 1975 in answer to a Question by the hon. Member for Lichfield and Tamworth (Mr. Grocott).
§ Mr. StrangI report with regret the death of Mr. M. Knowles and the resignation for personal reasons of Major H. R. Jackson. I pay tribute to the contribution both members have made to the work of the Committee.
The House will wish to note that Mrs. Eileen Bezet from Sussex, a voluntary worker in animal welfare, and Mr. J. H. Cullimore, JP, a dairy farmer in Gwent, have accepted our invitation to serve on the Committee.
User and Location Manufacturer and type of machine Date of acceptance Value £ DAFS, Aberdeen … Elliott 903C … January 1969 … 10,000* Scottish Office, Edinburgh … NCR 500 … February 1969. … 20,000 DAFS, Aberdeen … Elliott 903C … March 1969 … 55,000 National Engineering Laboratory, East Kilbride. … Univac 1108 … April 1969 … 985,000 MOD, Dunfermline … IBM 1130. … September 1970. … 40,000 MAFF, Aberdeen … IBM 1130 … March 1971 … 35,000 MOD, Rosyth … ICL 1904A … October 1971 … 430,000 MOD, Faslane … ICL 1903A … September 1972. … 430,000 DNS, Glasgow … ICL 4/72 … October 1972 … 848,000 DAFS, Aberdeen … Elliott 905 … March 1973 … 64,000 GRO, Scotland … ICL 1902A … November 1973 … 148,000 Inland Revenue, East Kilbride … ICL 1904S … December 1973 … 812,000† DNS, Glasgow … ICL 4/72 … August 1974 … 790,000 Scottish Office, Edinburgh … IBM 370/145 … May 1975 … 2,000,000‡ IBM 370/145 … October 1975 … * Second-hand. † Includes cost of a major enhancement. ‡ Capital equivalent of hire payments.
User and Location Manufacturer and type of machine Date of acceptance Value £ DAFS, Aberdeen … Elliott 903C … January 1969 … 10,000* Scottish Office, Edinburgh … NCR 500 … February 1969. … 20,000 DAFS, Aberdeen … Elliott 903C … March 1969 … 55,000 National Engineering Laboratory, East Kilbride. … Univac 1108 … April 1969 … 985,000 MOD, Dunfermline … IBM 1130. … September 1970. … 40,000 MAFF, Aberdeen … IBM 1130 … March 1971 … 35,000 MOD, Rosyth … ICL 1904A … October 1971 … 430,000 MOD, Faslane … ICL 1903A … September 1972. … 430,000 DNS, Glasgow … ICL 4/72 … October 1972 … 848,000 DAFS, Aberdeen … Elliott 905 … March 1973 … 64,000 GRO, Scotland … ICL 1902A … November 1973 … 148,000 Inland Revenue, East Kilbride … ICL 1904S … December 1973 … 812,000† DNS, Glasgow … ICL 4/72 … August 1974 … 790,000 Scottish Office, Edinburgh … IBM 370/145 … May 1975 … 2,000,000‡ IBM 370/145 … October 1975 … * Second-hand. † Includes cost of a major enhancement. ‡ Capital equivalent of hire payments. Two ICL 1904S machines have been ordered for the DHSS and will be installed in Livingstone in mid-1976.
Information about all computers installed in Government is contained in a supplement to the CSD quarterly publication "Management Services in Government", copies of which are in the House of Commons Library. The next