MR. BAETLEY (Islington, N.)I beg to ask the Secretary to the Treasury whether he can state when the Index to last year's Official Reports of the Debates will be issued?
SIR J. T. HIBBEETAs my hon. Friend is aware, the last Session did not end until March 5 of this year, and the Debates filled a quite exceptional number of volumes, more than 13. I am informed that of recent years the General Index has never been issued within less than three months after the close of the Session, and sometimes not until five or six months after. It is hoped that the Index for last Session will be ready in about a month from the present time.
§ MR. A. C. MORTONMay I ask whether it is possible to have a weekly index of the reports, as, I believe, The Times already give in their reports?
§ SIR J. T. HIBBERTI cannot promise that, but I will consider it.