§ 25. Mr. DAYasked the President of the Board of Trade the number of complaints that have been made to his Department during the previous 12 months concerning the infringement of Part I of the Cinematograph Films Act of 1927; whether the advisory committee appointed under this Act have considered these various complaints; the number of meetings that have been held by the advisory committee during the 12 months ended to the last convenient date; whether any prosecutions have taken place in respect of these infringements during the same period; and can he give the House particulars?
| The following statement shows the total quantity and declared value of wheat, registered as imported into Great Britain and Northern Ireland during 1929, and during the first and second quarters of 1930, distinguishing the imports registered during these periods as consigned from France and from Germany, respectively. | ||||||||||
| — | Total Imports from all countries. | Imports consigned from | ||||||||
| France. | Germany. | |||||||||
| 1929. | ||||||||||
| Cwts. | … | … | … | … | … | … | 111,767,398 | 24,284 | 1,676,404 | |
| £ | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | 57,784,498 | 13,603 | 846,510 |
| 1930. | ||||||||||
| 1st Quarter— | ||||||||||
| Cwts. | … | … | … | … | … | … | 20,866,320 | 680,233 | 15,662 | |
| £ | … | … | … | … | … | … | 10,688,907 | 302,356 | 7,781 | |
| 2nd Quarter— | ||||||||||
| Cwts. | … | … | … | … | … | … | 21,266,543 | 2,469,842 | 10,000 | |
| £ | … | … | … | … | … | … | 9,540,086 | 968,160 | 3,000 |
§ Mr. W. GRAHAMThere have been no complaints of the kind referred to in the first part of the question within the period specified, and the second, fourth and fifth parts of the question do not, therefore, arise. The committee has held 13 meetings in the last 12 months.
§ Mr. DAYWill the right hon. Gentleman look into the prosecution that took place on account of an infringement only last week; and will he suggest to the committee that they should consider the great difficulty that independent cinema contributors have of obtaining their quota?
§ Mr. GRAHAMI am not familiar with the prosecution, but, if the hon. Gentleman refers to the quota, that comes under Part III of the Act, which is not the part covered by his question.