§ 9.50 p.m.
§ LORD DENHAMMy Lords, I think I should warn your Lordships that unfortunately there will be no printed copies ofHansard available to-morrow morning. I realise that this will be a great inconvenience to your Lordships, but it is due to unavoidable circumstances. One or two Xeroxed copies of the debate today will be available for your Lordships to look at in the Library to-morrow morning.
§ LORD SHACKLETONMy Lords, I like the choice of words of the noble Lord: "unfortunately" just about describes it. I certainly will not press him, beyond saying that perhaps one or two more than "one or two" would be helpful. I will say no more, but perhaps the noble Lord will do his best. Of course noble Lords who have not been here to-day will not know what happened, but in a sense it is arguable that that is their fault.
§ LORD TANLAWMy Lords, I wonder whether I may ask the noble Lord, in view of what he has said about the printed copies not being available, 150 whether it would be possible to listen to the tape recording.
§ LORD DENHAMMy Lords, I think probably that that would not be possible hut, as I have said, one or two copies will be available in the Library to-morrow morning, although I am afraid that there will not be very many.
§ LORD CHAMPIONMy Lords, can the Government Chief Whip give us some idea of the time when these copies will be available, so that we may consult them in the morning?
§ LORD DENHAMMy Lords, as early as can possibly be managed—at least by 11 o'clock.