asked the Attorney-General (1) what facilities he intends to provide at the Kew Public Record Office for the reading of medieval and early modern parchment records; what is the estimated cost; and when he expects them to be in operation;(2) what is the estimated cost of the permanent transfer of public records from Chancery Lane to Kew and the likely cost of any interim arrangement for transfer of documents from Chancery Lane to Kew for readers at that location.

The Lord Chancellor has reached no decision on future arrangements for the Public Record Office.