HC Deb 01 July 1936 vol 314 cc413-4
82. Mrs. TATE

asked the Lord President of the Council what sum of money has been contributed from the Sunday

opening of cinemas to the Cinematograph Fund; and upon what the money has been spent?

The LORD PRESIDENT of the COUNCIL (Mr. Ramsay MacDonald)

The amount paid into the Cinematograph Fund to date is £6d. Grants amounting in all to £18,000 have been made to the British Film. Institute. No other payments from the fund have been made other than those necessary to meet the expenses of administration.

Mrs. TATE

In view of the fact that these sums of money for the so-called improvement of films were taken from sums of money formerly given to voluntary hospitals, is the right hon. Gentleman satisfied that the number of people who have been improved has justified the experiment?