§ Sir J. Mellorasked the Minister of Works why he has supplied no copies of the draft regulations, entitled the Hyde Park Regulations, 1950, to the Vote Office for the use of hon. Members, having regard to the fact that these regulations are subject to negative resolution for 39 days commencing 1st November, 1950.
§ Mr. StokesI am required by statute to lay these Regulations in draft before Parliament for 40 days before they are made. They were laid in the normal way on 1st November by the depositing of 151W three copies with the Votes and Proceedings Office and two of these copies have been available in the Library since that date. At the same time 15 copies were sent to the Select Committee on Statutory Instruments. It has not been the custom to make extra copies of the draft parks regulations available to hon. Members through the Vote Office, but I am prepared to do so in future.
§ Sir J. Mellorasked the Minister of Works why he has not published the Draft Hyde Park Regulations, 1950, a copy of which was laid before the House of Commons on 1st November.
§ Mr. StokesThere is no statutory requirement to publish draft parks regulations.