§ 2. Mr. Leatherasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what arrangements have been made in 1959 to supply embassies and consulates abroad with up-to-date pictures, posters, etc., of modern British scientific and industrial achievements.
§ Mr. Ormsby-GoreThe Central Office of Information has been sending display sets of photographs, posters and calendars illustrating our scientific and industrial achievements to our diplomatic and consular posts. Following a suggestion made by my hon. Friend, more material of this kind is now being distributed.
§ Mr. LeatherWhilst thanking my right hon. Friend for that Answer, may I ask him if he will take some steps to see that these display sets are, in fact, used? Would he agree that it is a pity that so many of our consular offices abroad are decorated in such a way that those who see them think that England is exclusively a land of feudal and medieval curiosities? This conveys a very unfortunate impression.
§ Mr. Ormsby-GoreI can assure my hon. Friend that many of the new photographs and posters that have been sent out particularly draw attention to our recent achievements, and, indeed, our achievements in 1958.
§ Mr. MayhewWhat arrangements have been made to replace portraits of the present Prime Minister later this year?