asked the Lord President of the Council if he is aware that, because of the lack of recruitment of adequate staff for the manning of the House of Commons Library, certain indexes are not being kept up to date; and what steps are being taken to recruit more staff so as to enable the Library to supply the service which hon. Members require.

The Library Sub-Committee of the Select Committee on House of Commons (Services) will be urgently considering the services to be provided by the Library and the numbers and qualifications of the staff needed to fulfil them.