§ 40. Dame Irene Wardasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what discussions he has initiated with the appropriate authorities to consider further steps to prohibit undesirable magazines and films from entering this country.
§ Mr. WoodhouseThe Customs authorities have powers to seize indecent or obscene articles and have used them in the past three years to seize many thousands of paper back novels and magazines. These are matters over which the Home Office and the Board of Customs and Excise are constantly in touch.
§ Dame Irene WardWill my right hon. Friend now deal with the other part of my Question? May I have an assurance that no film dealing with the life of Miss Keeler will be allowed to be shown in this country?
§ Mr. WoodhouseThe answer to the latter part of the Question would depend on whether the film was obscene. A few films were seized both in 1962 and in 1963.