MR. BUXTONasked the Secretary to the Treasury, Whether he has been able to make any arrangements, as promised by him last Session, for the better and more economical distribution to Members of Parliamentary papers; when he will be able to carry out the scheme for such distribution which has been proposed by the Controller of the Stationery Office, and which was considered by the joint Committee of the Lords and Commons in 1881 to be not unworthy of adoption; and, whether the Committee appointed to revise the Promulgation List has yet reported, and when such Report will be laid upon the Table?
§ MR. COURTNEYSir, the adoption of the scheme of distribution pronounced by the Joint Committee to be not unworthy of adoption lies with the House, and not with the Government. I have made inquiries, as promised last Session; but I think the sense of the House may, perhaps, best be gathered when the Stationery Vote comes under discussion. As regards the Promulgation List, I am glad to be able to say that the Committee, having received nearly all the information it requires, hopes to be able to report in about two months.