asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether Her Majesty's Stationery Office regard the Board Out of Children (Scotland) Regulations 1959 as a spent publication and therefore unavailable; for how long the regulations have been out of print; and if he will consider reissuing a revised version of these regulations.

These regulations are listed in the Statutory Publications Office table of Government orders as spent. They have been out of print since 1971; but photocopies may be obtained through Her Majesty's Stationery Office bookshops. The last part of the question is a matter for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland.