24796 2003-04 1222 Alex Salmond 2004-05-18 That this House reiterates its belief that the important collection of papers of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, to be sold by Christie's at private auction, should be kept intact and in the public domain for scholars and academic research; believes it is highly unsatisfactory that, despite some last minute moves under pressure of a parliamentary motion, Christie's had not insisted on all of the information concerning legal title of the documents being made available to interested parties before agreeing to the auction; in particular regrets the refusal of the sellers to accede to a request by the British Library for private sight of documents regarding the division of the collection in 1997, which creates the concern that the small portion passed to the late Dame Jean Bromet at that time and now lodged under the terms of her will with the British Library was not allocated in a fair and reasonable manner; and is deeply disappointed at the failure of the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport to make an intervention to get the auction delayed or indeed show any interest in this important matter. Alex Salmond 2004-05-18 Proposed Banff & Buchan Scottish National Party Pete Wishart 2004-05-18 Signed North Tayside Scottish National Party Derek Wyatt 2004-05-19 Signed Sittingbourne & Sheppey Labour Rudi Vis 2004-05-19 Signed Finchley & Golders Green Labour Mike Hancock 2004-05-19 Signed Portsmouth South Liberal Democrat Andrew George 2004-05-19 Signed St Ives Liberal Democrat Ann Cryer 2004-05-19 Signed Keighley Labour Ronnie Campbell 2004-05-19 Signed Blyth Valley Labour Elfyn Llwyd 2004-05-19 Signed Meirionnydd Nant Conwy Plaid Cymru Iris Robinson 2004-05-19 Signed Strangford DUP Michael Weir 2004-05-20 Signed Angus Scottish National Party Robert Wareing 2004-05-20 Signed Liverpool, West Derby Labour Paul Tyler 2004-05-20 Signed North Cornwall Liberal Democrat David Hamilton 2004-05-20 Signed Midlothian Labour Bill Etherington 2004-05-20 Signed Sunderland North Labour Alan Meale 2004-05-20 Signed Mansfield Labour Brian Iddon 2004-05-20 Signed Bolton South East Labour Alan Simpson 2004-05-21 Signed Nottingham South Labour Kelvin Hopkins 2004-05-21 Signed Luton North Labour John Cryer 2004-05-21 Signed Hornchurch Labour Annabelle Ewing 2004-05-25 Signed Perth Scottish National Party Nigel Jones 2004-06-16 Signed Cheltenham Liberal Democrat