HC Deb 23 June 1998 vol 314 c442W
Mr. Clappison

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his answer of 11 June 1998,Official Report, column 640, how many new in-cell television sets his Department proposes to procure under the present procurement; and what estimate he has made of future numbers required. [46514]

Ms Quin

The invitation to tender stage has not yet been reached, but the Official Journal of the European Communities Notice issued on 1 June was for approximately 20,000 sets over a contract period of three to five years. Extension of in-cell television will be gradual over this period.