§ Mr. John Grantasked the Attorney-General if he will now replace the Master of Rolls as chairman of the Advisory Council on Public Records.
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§ Mr. John Grantasked the Attorney-General if he will take steps to make the Advisory Council on Public Records more representative of the users.
The Solicitor-GeneralAn announcement on this will be made as part of the Government's response to the Wilson committee report.
§ Mr. John Grantasked the Attorney-General if advice was received by the Government from the Advisory Council on Public Records concerning the recent decision not to release documents relating to the Burgess-Maclean espionage case; and whether the council received detailed information about the documents concerned.
The Solicitor-GeneralNo. The papers are retained in the relevant Department under the authority of the general decision of Lord Chancellor Gardiner in 1967.