asked the Minister for the Civil Service what action he proposes to improve the supply of Her Majesty's Stationery Office publications, in view of the fact that of 85 still current publications ordered by one voluntary group over the past three months, 58, 68 per cent., have not been supplied, because they are out of print, are only available in a form not admissible in legal proceedings and at three times the cost.

Her Majesty's Stationery Office publications remain on sale while there is a reasonable demand for them. Thereafter, photocopies are offered of parliamentary publications that are out of print, at the cost of their production. These can if necessary be certified as correct by the Queen's Printer.