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Written question asked by Lord Godson (Conservative) on Thursday, 18 May 2023, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Friday, 2 June 2023. It was answered by Baroness Neville-Rolfe (Conservative) on Friday, 2 June 2023 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.


Cabinet Office: Routledge

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government whether Routledge has an exclusive right to publish Official Histories produced by the Official History Programme under its contract with the Cabinet Office.

Answer

The Cabinet Office, as part of a consortium including the FCDO and MoD, has a non-exclusive contract with Taylor Francis, Routledge’s Parent Company, for the publication of Official Histories.

No new official histories have been commissioned since the Pilling Review and no histories of devolution or policy towards Yugoslavia have been commissioned.

The Official History Programme had a budget of £7,500 in 2016-17 but has not had a separate budget since then.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL7935
Session
2022-23
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Contracts History Publications Cabinet Office Routledge
Link
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