HC Deb 23 February 1990 vol 167 c956W
Mr. Tony Banks

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the intended use of the computer system advertised in the supplement to the official journal of the European Commission No. S244/50, dated 19 December 1989; and what new functions and facilities will it provide.

Mr. Peter Lloyd

I understand from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis that this system will provide a computerised indexing facility for the force's general registry. No new functions or facilities will be provided, but computerisation will allow the registry to accomplish its tasks with greater speed and accuracy.