§ Mr. RAMSAY MACDONALDasked why only a few pages of the Second Report of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Constructions of Scotland has been presented to the Houses of Parliament and not the full Report and Inventory; and whether it is the intention of the Treasury to withhold these Reports from Members and publish them only through trade channels?
§ Mr. HOBHOUSEThe Inventory is an Appendix of the Report quoted, and relates to the county of Sutherland. The Report of the Royal Commission was duly presented to Parliament, and a copy is available for every hon. Member. But the Inventory, a work of unique character, appeared to fall within the category of publications that, in the judgment of the Select Committee on Publications, should not be distributed gratuitously to Members, and the Treasury acted upon this view. On this point I would refer the hon. Member to my answer to a question put by the hon. Member for Mid-Lanark on the 20th ultimo. A copy of the Inventory will be found in the Library of the House. The book may be purchased from any book seller at 6s.