§ 5. Mr. Liptonasked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what pamphlets relating to the British way of life will be published by the Central Office of Information during the next month.
Dr. HillAs the answer includes a list of 24 publications, I will, with permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Mr. LiptonWhile thanking the right hon. Gentleman for that reply, would not it be useful to have a pamphlet setting out the extent to which housing is no longer a national problem, in view of the many official statements to that effect without supporting evidence? Or does the C.O.I. not publish works of fiction?
Dr. HillI suspected, rightly it seems, that the hon. Member was not in search of information but of a little personal publicity.
Following is the list:Publications relating to the British way of life and prepared for the Foreign Office, Commonwealth Relations Office or Colonial Office by the Central Office of Information which are due to be despatched to overseas posts, or will be reaching them during the next month are as follows:
§ Illustrated Publications
- Picture of Britain (1960 edition).
- Queen and People (French language edition).
- Farming in Britain (French language edition).
- Rates and Taxes (How Britons are taxed—how the money is spent).
- Trade Unions in Britain.
- Calendar of Britain 1961.
Reference Pamphlets and Papers
- Housing in Britain.
- Agriculture in Britain.
741 - Education in Britain.
- The Central Government of Britain.
- Labour Relations and Conditions of Work in the United Kingdom.
- United Kingdom Financial Institutions.
- Fifty Facts about Britain's Economy.
- Britain in Brief.
- Sound and Television Broadcasting in the U.K.
- Nationalised Industries in Britain.
- A Short Guide to U.K. Taxes.
- British Civil Aviation.
- Inland Transport in the U.K.
- United Kingdom External Trade and Payments.
- Manufacturing Industries in the U.K.
- The Promotion of the Arts in Britain.
The first eight in the above list of reference pamphlets and papers are or will be on sale in the United Kingdom through H.M. Stationery Office; others are available on sale from the Central Office of Information's Reference Division.
Magazines.Number 79 of the magazine "Commonwealth Today", containing a number of articles about life in Britain will arrive at overseas posts during the period in question. "Commonwealth Today" is issued in twelve languages.Number 2 of the magazine "Good Business"—a review of British industrial and commercial techniques for South-East Asia—will also be reaching posts during the same period.