§ Mr. Crawfordasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list in the Official Report the types of computer maintained by the police force in Scotland.
§ Mr. Harry EwingThe following types of computer are maintained by police forces in Scotland:
Force and Computer type
Strathclyde
- Ferranti Argus 500
- Ferranti Argus 700
- Perkin Elmer Micro Computers
- IBM 3717 Mini Computer
Central
- Computer Automation Ltd. Mini Computer
Fife
- CYFAS
Tayside
- Computer Automation Ltd. Mini Computer
In addition, all Scottish forces are linked to the police national computer at Hendon, and all make use of local authority owned and maintained computers.