asked the Speaker:

Further to my previous question relating to the absence of conservation of Hansard volumes ( Hansard , 5 September 2006, page 68):

(1)

are the Hansard volumes in the Commonwealth Parliamentary Offices in the various State capitals owned by the Parliament; if not who owns them; and

(2)

why has no assessment been made of the condition of the older Hansard volumes owned by the Parliament and any need for conservation, and when will such an assessment be made.