§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if he will list, for the last 12 months, the titles of papers published by the chief executive of each executive agency for which he is responsible.
Mr. John M. TaylorThe Lord Chancellor is responsible for two agencies, namely the Public Record Office (PRO) and the Land Registry.
The chief executive of the Public Record Office, the Keeper of Public Records, has personally published no papers since the PRO was launched as an agency on 1 April 1992. However, an information pack, including the agency framework document and corporate plan, was made publicly available at the time of the agency launch. In addition, the annual report of the Keeper of Public Records on the work of the PRO was laid before Parliament by the Lord Chancellor on 14 July 1992. The chief executive has also contributed an article to an historical journal.
The chief executive of the Land Registry, the Chief Land Registrar, has personally published no papers during the past 12 months. However, a consultation document on proposals to dispense with charge certificates was issued on 26 May 1992. In addition, the annual report of the Chief Land Registrar on the work of Her Majesty's Land Registry was published on 10 September 1992. The chief executive has also contributed articles to legal journals.