§ Mr. MichaelTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to his answer of Friday 7 June, what was the reason for the delay in placing copies of the Welsh Office report in the Vote Office and the Library until the day after publication and two days after they had been made available to the media; and if he will make it his policy in future to make copies of publications available to the media, the House and to the individual hon. and right hon. Members at the same time.
§ Mr. Nicholas BennettOur normal practice is to place copies of inspectorate reports in the Library of the House, further copies being available on demand from the Welsh Office. The delay in placing copies of the recent three reports in the Library of the House was due to administrative oversight for which I apologise on behalf of the Department.