§ 50. Mr. Haleasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies in which of Her Majesty's Colonial Territories a censorship has been applied during the last 12 months, to the most recent convenient date; in which of the Colonial Territories restrictions have been placed on the import of literature for political reasons; and in which of such cases restrictions are made under local or delegated powers and not under the direct authority of Acts passed by the Parliament of Westminster.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydNo censorship of the Press has been applied in any Colonial Territory during the past 12 months. Restrictions on the importation of literature are in force in the public interest in certain Colonies: I am circulating a list in the OFFICIAL REPORT. All have been imposed under local legislation.
§ Mr. Hale"Local legislation" usually means the Governor. Is the right hon. Gentleman not aware that in many Colonies no African papers are permitted to be printed and no English papers permitted to be imported except under restriction? In those circumstances, will the right hon. Gentleman approach the right hon. Member for Woodford (Sir Winston Churchill) and find out whether the Atlantic Charter is still in force, and if so, subject to what racial limitations?
Following is the list:Aden, Antigua, the Bahamas, British Guiana, Cyprus, Fiji, the Gambia, the Gold Coast, Grenada, Jamaica, Kenya, the Federation of 1207 Malaya, Nigeria, Northern Rhodesia, North Borneo, Nyasaland, Sarawak, Seychelles, Singapore, Somaliland, Tanganyika, Trinidad, Uganda, St. Vincent and Zanzibar.