§ 64. Mr. Teelingasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is aware that according to the daily price list of Government publications dated 11th July, No. 113, the proposed charge for a complete edition of Statutory Rules and Orders and Statutory Instruments is 65 guineas; and, in view of the fact that this price renders it impossible for the average citizen, and burdensome for lawyers and other professional persons directly concerned to purchase copies, what other steps it is proposed to take to make these volumes more readily available or to diminish the contents of future volumes.
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§ Sir S. CrippsThe charge of 65 guineas is no more than sufficient to cover costs of printing and selling. The need of the legal and other professions and of private citizens has not been forgotten and the Instruments contained in each title of the work are being published separately in paper covers at the lowest possible prices. In order to make the volumes more readily available, rate-aided public libraries and university libraries in receipt of grants from the University Grants Committee can purchase official publications at half price. With the gradual disappearance of such war-time controls as become unnecessary, the contents of the volumes will diminish. So far this year there is a reduction in the number of Statutory Instruments compared with last year, of 175.