HC Deb 16 November 1972 vol 846 cc220-1W
Rear-Admiral Morgan-Giles

asked the Minister of State for Defence whether he will arrange for weather centres to keep a list of all up-to-date publications on meteorological subjects, and to take orders for such publications, including daily weather reports.

Lord Lambton

The supply of those Meteorological Office publications which are not available from Her Majesty's Stationery Office, and the answering of questions on publications matters, are for the most part centralised at the Meteorological Office headquarters at Bracknell, which deals direct with customers. I consider this to be in the interests of the best service to the public, consistent with the efficient use of staff.

Some weather centres already have order forms for daily publications of the Meteorological Office, and I have arranged for all centres to have them. Weather centres will have details also of other current Meteorological Office publications which are available for sale to the public, as well as of recent acquisitions of the Meteorological Office Library at Bracknell.