§ Mr. FisherTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage if he will list the name of foreign organisations or individuals who are(a) bidding for and (b) negotiating with the trustees for the purchase of the Churchill Trust papers. [22302]
§ Mr. DorrellThere are no foreign bidders negotiating with the Churchill trustees; the papers have already been secured for the nation.
§ Mr. FisherTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage if the Churchill Trust owned the copyright in the Churchill archives; and if Her Majesty's Government have purchased all copyright in these documents. [22301]
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§ Mr. AingerTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage how many civil service appointments were made to administrative assistant and administrative officer posts in his Department and the agencies for which he is accountable in each quarter from September 1993 until April 1995. [21763]
§ Mr. Dorrell[holding answer 1 May 1995]: The Department of National Heritage and its two agencies, the Historic Royal Palaces agency and Royal Parks agency have made the following appointments at the administrative assistant and administrative officer grades since September 1993. The figures exclude short-term casual appointments.
§ Mr. DorrellCopyright in the non-state papers remains with whoever owned it prior to the sale of the documents to Churchill college. The Crown has retained its copyright in the state papers which it has given to the college.