§ 65. Mr. Willeyasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Works, as representing the Lord President of the Council, what steps have been taken to set up a National Reference Library of Science and Inventions.
§ 68. Mr. Jannerasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Works, as representing the Lord President of the Council, when it is anticipated that, in view of the present inadequacies of the service provided by the Patent Office Library, the proposals referred to in the Eighth Annual Report of the Advisory Council on Scientific Policy to improve scientific libraries will be implemented.
§ Mr. Wadeasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Works, as representing the Lord President of the Council, what steps he is taking to give effect to the recommendations contained in the Eighth Annual Report of the Advisory Council on Scientific Policy relating to the expansion of scientific library facilities.
§ Mr. BevinsThe proposals for improved scientific libraries referred to in the Eighth Annual Report of the Advisory Council on Scientific Policy are at present under consideration by the Departments concerned. These projects would involve considerable capital expenditure and the Reference Library Scheme is necessarily bound up with92W wider questions affecting the Patent Office. I regret, therefore, that I am not yet in a position to make a statement.