§ Mrs. Ewingasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many retail sales departments of Her Majesty's Stationery Office there are in Scotland; where these are situated; and whether publications are immediately available in each.
§ Mr. Harold LeverHer Majesty's Stationery Office has one retail bookshop in Edinburgh. Government publications are usually available at this bookshop as soon as they are published, but the extreme urgency of some Parliamentary publishing, and transport delays during severe weather conditions, may occasionally make simultaneous publication in London and Edinburgh impossible. In addition to this bookshop, there are agents for H.M.S.O. publications in Aberdeen, Dumfries, Dundee, Glasgow and Inverness.