Laid before Parliament on December 2, this policy statement represents an effort to "promote awareness of the importance of archives throughout the public and private sectors and in the public mind more generally." The document explores the cultural and administrative role and potential of the archives sector in the UK and how they can make their holdings, especially in electronic formats, more readily available to researchers and the general public. Users can read the full text of the report (HTML or .pdf format) as well as an introduction at the Public Record Office (PRO) Website.