§ Mr. Phillip Oppenheimasked the Secretary of State for Wales what is his Department's annual budget for computerised data processing, including hardware, software and out of house services; and how many staff of his Department are employed in carrying out computerised data processing work.
§ Mr. Nicholas Edwards£1,316,000 is included in the 1985–86 Supply Estimates for current and capital computer expenditure. A total of 17 staff are assigned full-time to computing work within my Department. In addition, some 200 staff use computing equipment from time to time in the course of their duties.