§ 64. Mr. John Grimstonasked the President of the Board of Trade what reservations were made in the undertaking given him by the film exhibitors under which they have agreed to pay £1,500,000 per annum to the film producers.
§ Mr. BottomleyI assume that the hon. Member is referring to a paragraph in the memorandum of agreement signed by the representatives of the film industry associations. In this paragraph the associations say that in their view the agreement is not adequate to put the industry on a reasonably sound financial basis; and they reserve their freedom to continue to bring to the notice of the public and Parliament their views about Entertainments Duty. Copies of this memorandum of agreement have been available in the Library of the House for several days, but I am sending one to the hon. Member.