§ Mr. Fauldsasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will allow British Archaeological Reports to publish excavation reports, the copyright of which belongs to his Department, in cases where the author and excavator agree to such publication.
§ Mr. Charles R. MorrisIf such a request were received, my right hon. Friend would be extremely happy to consider it in consultation with the Controller of Her Majesty's Stationery Office.
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§ Mr. Fauldsasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he is prepared to give financial assistance to British Archaeological Reports to further its publication of archaeological excavation material.
§ Mr. Charles R. MorrisMy right hon. Friend arranges for publication by Her Majesty's Stationery Office of reports of selected excavations conducted or sponsored by the Department. He also contributes towards publication by learned bodies. He is not however prepared to subsidise commercial competition with the Government publisher.