§ 14. Mr. CRAWFURDasked the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs if any portion of the £1,000,000 voted for the Empire Marketing Board is devoted to the subsidising of lectures held under 1675 the auspices of lecturing societies; and, if so, whether the syllabuses of such lectures are first approved by his Department?
§ Mr. AMERYYes, Sir. A portion of the Empire Marketing Fund is annually so devoted and the outlines of each lecture to be given are considered on behalf of the Empire Marketing Board before any individual lecture is subsidised.
§ Mr. CRAWFURDHow will a lecture on "Some Curiosities of Currency" help the sale of Empire goods?
§ Mr. AMERYI am not aware of that particular lecture, but, certainly, care is taken to secure effective lectures which bear on the general policy of the Empire Marketing Board and the campaign has been a great success.
§ Mr. CRAWFURDIf I send the right hon. Gentleman an outline of the lecture referred to, will he then answer my supplementary question?
§ Mr. RENNIE SMITHIs there a special committee for dealing with these lectures?
§ Mr. AMERYThere is a publicity committee of the Empire Marketing Board which deals with them and an officer of that committee is delegated to look through the synopsis of each lecture.
15. Sir NICHOLAS GRATTANDOYLEasked the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs whether it is proposed to extend the activities of the Empire Marketing Board to the Dominions in order to advocate there the benefits to Dominion trade with Great Britain of purchase of British manufactures?
§ Mr. AMERYI would refer my hon. Friend to the replies given to questions asked by himself and by the hon. Member for Blackpool (Sir W. de Frece) on 14th November, to which there is at present nothing to add.