§ Captain Pluggeasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Information whether his attention has been called to the reproduction of German broadcasts containing libellous abuse of British public men; whether there is any reason why statements of this kind should be published; and, in view of the fact that such statements could not be made in peacetime, whether he will cause the newspapers to avoid reproducing purely personal attacks of this nature?
§ Sir E. GriggAction such as my hon. Friend suggests would involve a degree of interference with the freedom of the Press which would be entirely contrary to the policy of the Ministry. I do not think in any case that the character of196W British public men is likely to suffer from any abuse which German broadcasters may aim at them.