§ Lord Lester of Herne Hillasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will allow the private sector to publish, electronically or in written form, material covered by Crown copyright which is no longer in print.
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence (Earl Howe)The Government have no objection to private sector publishers reproducing in any media out-of-print material covered by Crown copyright. However, if the material in question is out of date, the publisher would be required to make this clear.