§ 19. Mr. Wolfsonasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what progress he is making with his discussions on electronic publishing.
§ The Minister for the Arts (Mr. Paul Channon)The working group which I established to consider this subject has just produced a discussion document, which has been sent for comment to a number of interested organisations. It will then be revised and published.
§ Mr. WolfsonHow long does my right hon. Friend expect that process to take? Are there any time limits?
§ Mr. ChannonI hope that the replies to the discussion document will be forthcoming in the next couple of months. In the light of those responses it might be a good idea to publish the document and, perhaps, to have a meeting of all the parties concerned. It is clearly a major development for publishing in the future, although not the immediate future. It is important to start a debate about the matter.