HC Deb 02 March 2004 vol 418 cc873-4W
Mr. Dhanda

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs what steps his Department can take to enable individuals researching their family history to obtain more official documents, including censuses, online. [156817]

Mr. Leslie

In recent years the National Archives has developed many online services aimed at family historians, including the digitisation of wills from 1384 to 1858. This and other services are available on its website at: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk. It also operates a website which acts as a gateway for online family sources throughout the United Kingdom at www.familyrecords.gov.uk. The National Archives is determined to maintain this momentum through the development of its digitisation programmes and licensing agreements with commercial organisations.

Mr. Dhanda

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs if he will publish online the 1911 census. [157097]

Mr. Leslie

I refer the hon. Member to the answers I have given to the hon. Member for Orkney and Shetland on 10 December 2003,Official Report, column 457W and on 18 December 2003, Official Report, column 1112W.