HL Deb 20 June 1995 vol 565 c7WA
Earl Alexander of Tunis

asked the Leader of the House:

What steps are being taken to make current and back copies of Hansard available on line (accessible by electronic means), and whether they could apply also to reports of other Parliamentary proceedings.

The Lord Privy Seal (Viscount Cranborne)

RecentHansards of both Houses are now available on CD-ROM. The Lords' Hansard is available for session 1992–93 and that for session 1993–94 will be published by the end of June. Plans to make current Lords' Hansards available on-line are at an early stage of preparation. The extension of on-line coverage to select committee proceedings would be possible but is not planned at present.