§ Mr. HanleyTo ask the Lord President of the Council whether he has any proposals with regard to the future preservation of the sound archives of the proceedings of the House, as recommended in the second report of the Sound Broadcasting Committee 1986–87.
§ Mr. WakehamIt is proposed, with Mr. Speaker's agreement, to arrange for the implementation as soon as possible of the recommendation made in the second report of the House of Commons Sound Broadcasting Committee (Session 1986–87) that, in accordance with arrangements made with the National Sound Archive, a complete sound record of the proceedings of the House should in future, after retention by the House authorities here for a period of seven years, be stored permanently at the National Sound Archive in South Kensington.