HC Deb 26 July 1967 vol 751 cc167-8W
Mr. Ashley

asked the Lord President of the Council what changes in the method of recording debates in the House are being considered.

Mr. Crossman

Mr. Speaker has agreed to a recommendation of the Select Committee on House of Commons (Services) that the Editor of Debates should be allowed to conduct an experiment of using tape-recording instead of shorthand writers in the House during morning sittings. It is hoped to begin the experiment immediately after the Recess. The experiment is made necessary owing to the increasing difficulty of recruiting shorthand writers of sufficient skill to record our debates.