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UK Official Publications

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The UK Official Publications collection is held on the Ground Floor of Westminster Reference Library.

We hold an extensive collection of UK official publications - one of the major London public library resources. The collection includes legislation, statistics, reports and papers, some going back to the early part of the twentieth century:

  • Parliamentary publications since 1906
  • HMSO / Stationery Office publications since 1947
  • Census statistics from the 19th Century (1801) to date
  • Records of Parliamentary Debates since 1803
  • UK and international statistical publications from the Office of National Statistics (ONS), United Nations (UN), Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), World Trade Organization (WTO), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and others
  • CD ROM and hard copy index resources

So, if you want to:

  • consult the recent white paper on transport
  • look at the 1951 census details
  • find the current GNP for France

come to Westminster Reference Library.

Although many of our subscriptions have ceased, staff at Westminster Reference Library have a good knowledge of the many e-Government resources available via the Internet. These provide a large amount of the newly published information disseminating from parliament and the government departments. You may find a list of some of these important Government and official websites using the Westminster Libraries' Gateway to Websites.