§ Mr. DalyellTo ask the Minister for the Arts what have been the total development costs to date of the polymer book preservation programme; and what it the remit of this development.
§ Mr. LuceGrants to external contractors for the graft co-polymerisation paper strengthening programme have totalled £290,000. The remit for this development was to satisfy the special conservation needs of the British Library which cannot be met by the use of processes available elsewhere.