§ Lord Aveburyasked Her Majesty's Government:
Why the Audit Commission has not responded to a request from the Penal Lexicon dated 21st November 1996 to be allowed to publish its report Misspent Youth on the Penal Lexicon's web site.
The Minister of State, Department of the Environment (Earl Ferrers)I understand that the Audit Commission has not received any such request from the Penal Lexicon. It does, however, place summaries of its reports, includingMisspent Youth, on its own web site.