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Government Departments (Books)

Volume 465: debated on Thursday 2 June 1949

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asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury how many books have been received by His Majesty's Stationery Office since V.E. Day from the Army, the Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy, respectively, as surplus to their requirements for educational and recreational purposes; and how these books have been disposed of.

asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury what action is taken by His Majesty's Stationery Office to dispose of books surplus to the requirements of Government Departments; how many received from the Service Departments since 1945 are still awaiting disposal; and by what means these will be made available to schools and public libraries.

85,600 from the Admiralty; 222,000 from the War Office; and 191,000 (apart from books in course of despatch) from the Air Ministry; 498,600 in all. Of this number 348,000 have already been disposed of through trade channels, or to local education authorities and main public libraries, or to meet the needs of other Government Departments. A further 25,000 were found to be out of date and of no value. Further disposals will continue to be made.