§ 68. Mr. R. C. Morrisonasked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, as representing the Lord President of the Council, what payments have been authorised by the Privy Council from the Cinematograph Fund to date; what was the amount and date of the last payment to the Film Institute; and what is the present balance in the fund?
§ The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (Earl Winterton)The payments which have been authorised by the Privy Council out of the Cinematograph Fund amount to £26,157 5s. 6d., of which £307 5s. 6d. represents administrative expenses. The last payment to the British Film Institute, being the balance of the grant for 1937, was made on 26th November last, and amounted to £850. The present balance in the fund is £15756 19s, 3d.