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Mr. Geoffrey Lloyd
asked the Postmaster-General what forward studies he is making of the adequacy of the telecommunications system for servicing a national computer grid.
Mr. Benn
The Post Office Datel Services already provide facilities for transmitting data for computer processing. The characteristics required for a network catering specially for high speed computer communication requirements are being studied.