§ Mr. GINNELLasked the Secretary of State for War whether secret military orders have been issued to the Press in this country, as in Ireland, prohibiting the publication of blank space in the case of matter censored, prohibiting the publication of the fact that matter has been censored, and permitting in advance the publication of matter appearing in a newspaper under Government control, as Irish newspapers are permitted in advance to publish whatever appears in the "Freeman's Journal "; what newspapers in this country are for this purpose under Government control; and, if these practices are not followed in this country, in what way the promised uniformity of administration of the law is observed?
§ Mr. FORSTERI would refer the hon. Member to the reply which I gave to him on 24th July. As regards the second part of this question, no newspapers are under Government control in this country, so far as I am aware. The regulations in regard to what the hon. Member calls "the publication of blank space" apply equally to the Press in Great Britain and Ireland. There is thus uniformity, as the hon. Member desires.