70. Mr. Leslie Haleasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury what additional proof of need now has to be established by an applicant for a reader's ticket at the British Museum, as compared with the standard of proof required in 1939; and whether the fact that the applicant is a Member of Parliament is regarded in general as a qualification.
§ Mr. JayThe answer to the first part of the Question is, "None." As to the second part, admission to the Reading Room is granted on consideration of the particular purpose stated by applicants, and not primarily on that of the qualifications which applicants may possess. The fact that an applicant was a Member of Parliament would be taken as guaranteeing that the use made of the Reading Room would be that stated in the application.