HC Deb 07 February 1972 vol 830 c284W
115. Mr. Sheldon

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his practice in making available to hon. Members papers prepared for discussion with interested bodies on forthcoming legislation and not obsolete or obsolescent.

Mr. Higgins

Papers prepared as a basis for discussion with interested bodies on forthcoming legislation are normally concerned with specific and often technical or procedural problems. Outside the framework of such discussions these papers could be misleading and it is not therefore the practice to make them available to hon. Members.