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Written question asked by Tim Loughton (Conservative) on Friday, 12 December 1997, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 17 December 1997. It was answered by Jack Straw (Labour) on Wednesday, 17 December 1997 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what factors underlie his Department's retention of the manuscript of In Excelsis containing writings by Lord Alfred Douglas.
Answer

Mr. Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what factors underlie his Department's retention of the manuscript of "In Excelsis" containing writings by Lord Alfred Douglas. [21334] Mr. Straw: The manuscript of the poem "In Excelsis" is contained in a notebook which was issued by the Governor of Wormwood Scrubs prison to Lord Alfred Douglas while he was in custody there in 1924. The notebook was then, and is now, owned by the Crown. It has not been retained by my Department, but is held at the Public Record Office at Kew, where it is open for public inspection.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
21334; 303 c170W
Session
1997-98
Subjects
Public records Manuscripts