To ask the Lord President of the Council why the issue of the Official Report, number 125 of volume 130, dated 29 March did not contain all the written answers to parliamentary questions; and when he expects each daily issue to be complete up to 10.30 pm with debates and answers to questions.
The volume of copy for written answers received on 28 and 29 March 1988 was considerably above the norm. It also included some intricate tabular matter which further extended production time scales. The carry over of written answers from the night of 28 March for inclusion in the issue referred to was such that the available capacity for printing written answers received on 29 March was severely reduced. It was, therefore, necessary to publish the remaining written answers in subsequent issues of the Official Report.Hansard Press regularly incorporates in the daily
Official Report all proceedings of debates up to the cut-off time of 10.30 pm or even later. Written answers are generally produced the same night or within 24 hours, as agreed with the Editor.