§ Mr. AmessTo ask the Lord President of the Council if he will seek to ensure that embargoed Parliamentary Papers are made available in the Norman Shaw North Issue Office at the same time as in the basement Vote Office; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. WakehamNo. It is a long-standing custom of this House that embargoed documents remain in the custody of the Deliverer of the Vote in the Main Vote Office until the time specified for release by the Minister responsible for the document's production, so as to ensure that such documents receive the secure handling they require.
Documents which are not embargoed but have a special release time on them are normally available simultaneously in both the Norman Shaw North and the Main Vote Office.
§ Mr. AmessTo ask the Lord President of the Council if he will seek to ensure that Her Majesty's Stationery Office deliver Parliamentary Papers direct to the Norman Shaw North Issue Office; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. WakehamA direct delivery service from Her Majesty's Stationery Office to Norman Shaw North has been instituted from 19 October 1988.
§ Mr. AmessTo ask the Lord President of the Council what was the cost of supplying the Norman Shaw North Issue Office with Parliamentary Papers in 1987 and to date; and how this compares with each year since 1979.
§ Mr. WakehamNo breakdown of costs for individual issue points in the Vote Office is available.
The total cost of providing stationery and printing supplies to the House is contained in the Supply Estimates Class XIX Vote 6.