§ 25. Mr. Swinglerasked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if, in the dissemination of information about British technical, scientific, and artistic achievements, he will ensure that due emphasis is given to the part played by institutions which are publicly owned or wholly or partly supported by public funds.
§ Mr. SwinglerI thank the right hon. Gentleman for that reply. Is he aware of the importance of the publication which the information services are turning out, "British Records and Achievements", and the necessity that he should make absolutely clear not only the important rôle of the nationalised industries in the economy of this country but also the extent to which the privately-owned industries depend upon Government grants and subsidies and Government-sponsored research?
Dr. HillI ensure as best I can that the achievements of public authorities, as well as those of private bodies, are fully used in the overseas information service.
§ Mr. Emrys HughesIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that in this process of co-ordination there appears to be a good deal of elimination also? Is he in any way responsible in this co-ordination business for the fact that an important speech on legislation by the Prime Minister this week has been comparatively ignored by the British Press and that only reports of a scuffle with some Empire Loyalists have been published?
Dr. HillI am not responsible for what appears in the Press, but I would say in general that my task is made much easier by the excellent achievements of the Government.