HC Deb 23 April 1896 vol 39 cc1533-4
MR. BRIGG

I beg to ask the First Lord of the Treasury, whether, in view of the fact that many private Acts of Parliament passed between 1800 and 1865, relating to inclosures and other matters of great interest to county, urban, and parish councils, have no index procurable from the Queen's printers, and also that the index for similar Acts passed prior to 1800 is not available for the general public, he will take into consideration the necessity of publishing such an index, either as a Parliamentary Paper or otherwise.

THE FIRST LORD OF THE TREASURY

said he had made inquiries into the matter, and he found that there was a House of Lords paper in 1867, which, he understood, gave the index to which the hon. Gentleman referred. That paper was, however, out of print, and he would consider whether it could not be reprinted.