§ 50. Mr. Willeyasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Works, as representing the Lord President of the Council, what has been done to implement the proposals of the Advisory Council on Scientific Policy, accepted in 1951, for a National Library of Science Inventions.
§ Mr. BevinsAs my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer stated in the House on 24th April, £10,350 has been included in the current year's Estimates for the purchase of books and periodicals for the Patent Office Library. This Library will eventually form the basis for the National Reference Library of Science and Invention. As regards accommodation, I am not yet in a position to add to the Answer I gave to the hon. Member on 1st November.
§ 51. Mr. Willeyasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Works, as representing the Lord President of the Council, what has been decided regarding the proposal of the Advisory Council on Scientific Policy for a National Science Lending Library.
§ Mr. BevinsI am glad to be able to tell the hon. Member that a start is to be made towards creating a nucleus of the literature required for the National Science Lending Library, and provision has been made for this purpose in this year's Estimates.