§ 17. Mr. St. John-Stevasasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he will make a statement of Government policy on public lending right.
§ Mr. Hugh JenkinsI refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 17th April to a Question by my hon. Friend the Member for Leyton (Mr. Magee).—[Vol. 890, c.149–150.]
§ 37. Sir B. Rhys Williamsasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what practical difficulties remain to the publication of a Bill to bring in a public lending right.
§ Mr. Hugh JenkinsI am sending the hon. Member a copy of the published report entitled "Public Lending Right: An account of an investigation of technical and cost aspects", which sets out 393W the practical questions on which further investigations are required.
§ 39. Mr. Paul Deanasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science when he expects to publish a Bill to bring in a public lending right.
§ Mr. Hugh JenkinsWhen the Government are ready to bring to Parliament detailed proposals based on a settlement of the outstanding technical problems.
§ Mr. Aitkenasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what representations he has received from authors' organisations since his decision to defer legislation introducing public lending right.
§ Mr. Hugh JenkinsI have had a private and a public meeting with the Society of Authors and with the Writers Action Group who have also subsequently written to me.