Currently (9.7.4) there is no support for PureXML or LOB data columns when the HADR standby is enabled for Read-Only access. Has anyone heard any rumors about if and/or when these restrictions may be lifted in future fixpacks or releases?

Sorry Marcus. A bit off topic.

Does the ROS allow read of in-line lobs and xml ?

I don't know if there is any distinction between regular XML/LOB and those that are defined with inline sizes. I kind of doubt it since it would then be dependent on the actual size of the data in the column and whether it was entirely contained within the inline size.

Here is the doc:

"The following data cannot be queried: XML, large object (LOB), long field (LF), a distinct type based on one of these data types, and structured type columns. Attempts to query these data types will receive an error (SQL1773N Reason Code 3)."

The above information and other restrictions can be found here:
Reads on standby restrictions - IBM DB2 9.7 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows