E-Hansard?

Dave Postles (pot@leicester.ac.uk)
Mon, 23 Oct 1995 08:30:25 +0000

Whereas U.S. federal documents are now commonly placed on the
Internet, government documents in the United Kingdom are not,
because the government-owned publishing organization called HMSO
wants to exploit its copyright commercially. Saying that says
that the costs of accessing information in printed or CD forms
are beyond the means of ordinary individuals and voluntary
organizations, a group called the Campaign for Freedom of
Information is calling for the government to post the Hansard and
Acts of Parliament to the Internet. The Hansard is the daily
record of proceeds in the two houses of parliament. (Financial
Times 16 Oct 95 p7) In Canada, the government's
Telecommunications and Informatics Services plans to launch a Web
site for the federal government later this month. (Toronto Globe
& Mail 16 Oct 95 B1/B8 x Edupage)

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