I propose to take Questions Nos. 387 and 401 together.
I am aware of the move by the British Government from a 30 year rule for the release of State records to a 20 year rule and of the interim measures which it has put in place. This has been a matter of discussion between me and the Chairman of the National Archives Advisory Council, as well as between officials in my Department and the Acting Chair of the National Archives. I intend to bring a memorandum to Government on the matter in the near future, following consultation with relevant Ministers on the implications arising.