§ 65. Sir William Davisonasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether, in view of the shortage of waste paper for pulping, any steps have been taken to hand over to the paper salvage department of the Ministry of Supply the accumulations of old papers stored away in various Government offices which have long ceased to have any value; and, if not, whether the necessary steps will be taken to deal with this matter forthwith?
§ Captain CrookshankThe attention of Departments has already been drawn, with good effect, to the need for increasing the supplies of paper available for re-manufacture, e.g., by the surrender of old papers, etc. My hon. Friend may rest assured that continued attention will be given to this matter.
§ Sir W. DavisonHas the attention of the Financial Secretary been called to a recent article in the "Times" in which it was pointed out that one of the principal reasons for the erection some years ago of new Government offices in Whitehall and elsewhere was that the floors of the old seventeenth century buildings which accommodated the Government offices were no longer safe to carry the weight of the vast accumulation of ancient files of papers, and is this not a golden opportunity to get rid of all this valueless clutter?