§ Mr. Christopher Priceasked the Paymaster General if he will list in the Official Report those documents which he has released under section 5(1) of the Public Records Act within the 30-year time limit.
§ Mr. MaudeMy Department has not released to the Public Record Office any documents within the 30-year time limit.
§ Mr. Christopher Priceasked the Attorney General if he will list in the Official Report those documents which he and the Lord Chancellor have released under section 5(1) of the Public Records Act within the 30-year time limit.
The Solicitor-GeneralThe hon. Member will find listed in replies to other questions asked by him documents which the Lord Chancellor has released within the 30-year period at the request of other Ministers since May 1979. I have made no such request. The Lord Chancellor has released the following documents which fall within his own departmental responsibility:
§ Mr. St. John-StevasI have no power under section 5(1) of the Public Records Act to release documents within the 30-year period; and I have not requested the Lord Chancellor to release any documents within that period.
§ Mr. Christopher Priceasked the Prime Minister if she will list in the Official Report those documents which she has released under section 5(1) of the Public Records Act within the 30-year time limit.
§ The Prime MinisterSince the 1979 general election, the following Cabinet Office records have been released: 241W
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