HC Deb 19 October 1943 vol 392 cc1187-8
5. Captain Cunningham-Reid

asked the President of the Board of Trade whether it is the intention of the Government to remove the quota regulations regarding British films?

Mr. Dalton

No, Sir.

Captain Cunningham-Reid

How does the Minister reconcile that answer with the statement made recently by a Cabinet Minister when he said there should be open competition in the international film market, free from barriers such as quotas, monetary restrictions and other artificial nourishment for the home product; or is that statement just another of the many mistakes that were made by the Minister of Information when he was in America?

Mr. Dalton

I recognise the quotation, which came through the Press during the period when my right hon. Friend the Minister of Information was in the United States. My right hon. Friend informs me that he was quite incorrectly reported and that he said nothing of this kind at all.

Mr. Buchanan

Is he ever correctly reported?