§ Sir R. Glynasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury if he will give a list of Papers that by Statute should be presented to Parliament and be printed each year but which for reasons of economy have not been printed and therefore are not available on payment by the public.
§ Mr. PeakeIn 1940 it was decided to suspend the compilation and publication of reports which were not of direct assistance to the prosecution of the war. This decision was based upon a variety of considerations, including security, but the primary reason was the desire to eliminate work not directly related to the war effort. To produce a complete list of suspended reports would require an expenditure of time and labour which I would suggest to my hon. Friend could hardly be justified at the present time.