§ Mr. Stratton Millsasked the Minister for the Civil Service if he will indicate what proportion of the money used for research and development expenditure on computerisation is devoted by Her Majesty's Stationery Office to indexing and making available the content of the statute law and subordinate legislation, as distinct from being concerned with the mere printing by computer of the new edition of the Statutes in Force; and if 323W he will give the amount spent under each heading.
§ Mr. Kenneth BakerHer Majesty's Stationery Office is using new techniques including computer-assisted photo composition in order to print the revised edition of the Statutes in Force. The necessary research and development work was undertaken as part of the application of these techniques to a wide range of HMSO printing, and costs are not separately available. There is no comprehensive index, but copies of magnetic tapes of the text will be on sale for printing and information retrieval purposes.