HL Deb 13 December 1989 vol 513 cc1391-2WA
Lord Brougham and Vaux

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What plans they have for the future of Ordnance Survey.

Lord Hesketh

As Britain's national mapping organisation, the Ordnance Survey has earned wide respect and recognition for its surveying and cartographic activities. At the same time, the Government has encouraged Ordnance Survey to develop and expand its business on increasingly commercial lines. It is therefore proposed that Ordnance Survey should become a Next Steps Agency and this is expected to take place in 1990.