Oral question asked in the House of Commons, by Gordon Prentice (Labour). It was answered on Wednesday, 14 January 2009 on behalf of the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.
Public Information
- Question
- What is the Government's policy on archiving online information? I have found that some of the most interesting material that I want to get hold of has been archived and is inaccessible.
- Answer
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My hon. Friend raises an important point. In fact, we do not have access to the first ever Government website, which came out in 1994; the technology to track it down is not available. It was, of course, the website of a previous Government. My hon. Friend will be pleased to know that the website rationalisation programme will have closed some 1,500 websites by 2011. The National Archives are taking the lead on that, so that important information that my hon. Friend and future generations need to find will be accessible for generations to come.
Secondary information
- Type
- Oral question
- Reference
- 486 c201
- Session
- 2008-09
- Oral question type
- Supplementary
- Chamber / Committee
- House of Commons chamber
- Subjects
- Government departments Internet
- Link
- View this Oral question on www.publications.parliament.uk
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