§ 47. Major Tufton Beamishasked the Lord President of the Council what arrangements are being made for American firms to exhibit in the 1951 Exhibition; how much space has been allotted for this purpose; and how much of this space has so far been booked.
§ The Lord President of the Council (Mr. Herbert Morrison)The hon. and gallant Member is under a misapprehension. The Festival of Britain, 1951, of which the South Bank Exhibition to which he presumably refers is a part, is to be a national display of the British contribution to civilisation in the arts and sciences. The Festival exhibitions will not therefore be trade fairs and no space will be available for any firms or organisations, whether foreign or British.