Dr. ThomasTo ask the Attorney-General if he will review the current cost of obtaining photocopied pages or microfilm copies of documents released under the 30-year770W rule and kept at the Public Records Office; if he will seek to institute a reduction in unit costs charged to researchers seeking such Public Records Office information; and if he will make a statement.
§ The Attorney-GeneralThe fees and charges payable in respect of photocopies and microfilm of public records open to inspection in the Public Records Office are currently prescribed by the Public Records Office (Fees) Regulations 1987 (SI 1987/444). They are calculated to recover the full cost of the service in respect of each particular reprographic process and are kept under continual review.