§ 13. Dr. Kingasked the Secretary to the Treasury if he will now relax the instruction that the Vote Office may supply an hon. Member with only one copy of the daily Official Parliamentary Report.
§ Dr. KingIs the Financial Secretary aware that pettifogging restrictions of this kind, which can easily be circumvented, make our Legislature about the most parsimonious in the world in not supplying hon. Members with necessary papers?
§ Mr. SimonNo, Sir. I think the present arrangements for supply are reasonable and meet the general convenience of hon. Members. Not only does the Vote Office on its own initiative supply one copy of the Report daily, but it will supply an additional copy to any hon. Member who calls to draw it. In addition, six of the "tear-off" copies of certain portions of the daily Report can be obtained, besides which, as the hon. Gentleman knows, there is available the weekly HANSARD and the HANSARD bound volume for those who need that for their own purposes.