§ 27. Sir Henry Morris-Jonesasked the Minister of Information whether he is aware that the majority of the Welsh vernacular Press is published in North Wales, and that the Censorship branch office, situated at present at Cardiff, is an inconvenience both to the office and certainly to the North Wales Press; and whether he will establish a branch office at either Wrexham, Denbigh or Colwyn Bay?
§ The Minister of Information (Mr. Duff Cooper)I am aware that the majority of the Welsh vernacular Press is published in North Wales. But the majority of the papers in Wales, including the only daily papers, is edited and published in South Wales, for which Cardiff forms the most convenient centre. There is no Censorship branch office in Wales, but only an advisory Censor for the Welsh Region, whose headquarters are at the Regional offices of the Ministry of Information in Cardiff. His duties include the duty of advising all editors in the Welsh region on Censorship matters and of visiting them in their own offices when occasion offers. The answer to the last part of the Question is in the negative.
§ Sir H. Morris-JonesWill my right hon. Friend give further consideration to this matter?
§ Mr. CooperYes, Sir; I shall be prepared to do so.