HC Deb 13 February 2001 vol 363 cc129-30W
Mr. John M. Taylor

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if she proposes to take action to ensure that full details of this year's Schedules from Public Record Act Instruments of Extended Retention and Closure are accessible to(a) hon. Members and (b) the public. [149635]

Mr. Lock

Copies of the retention and extended closure instruments will be supplied to the Libraries of both Houses after their signature by the Lord Chancellor.

Extended closure instruments are made available to the public on open shelves in the Public Record Office's reading rooms at Kew. Retention instruments are not on open shelves at Kew, but are available for public inspection on request.