§ Mr. Doverasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how much the Ordnance Survey has spent on computer hardware and associated peripherals such as plotters and digitisers over the last 20 years.
§ Mr. HeseltineThe historic cost of all computer equipment at present held by the Ordnance Survey—including plotters, digitisers and so on and accommodation conversion—is approximately £2.7 million. Some other equipment purchased over the last 20 years has now been disposed of and some was supplied under allied service terms by other Departments. Information on the total cost of this other equipment is not available.