§ Mr. MaclennanTo ask the Minister for the Arts, pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Caithness and Sutherland of 25 January,Official Report, column 797, what consideration he gave to the letter dated 10 July 1989 from the director of the oriental collections and the India Office library and records, in reaching his decision to support the conclusions of the British Library Board.
§ Mr. Luce[holding answer 5 February 1990]: I noted the contents of the letter from the director responsible for the British Library's oriental collections and India Office library and records. Decisions on the best use of the British Library's resources and the location of its collections are, however, for the British Library Board to make. I am confident that in making these decisions the board takes account of the advice of the library's managers.