§ 65. Mr. Skeffington-Lodgeasked the President of the Board of Trade to what extent his regulations enable Spanish publishers to import British books; and why individual firms are experiencing difficulty in paying for rights acquired by them when a quota of sterling is allowed them for this purpose.
§ Sir S. CrippsI have been asked to reply. So far as United Kingdom regulations are concerned, British books can be exported freely except for books over 75 years old which require export licences for all destinations. The matter raised in the second part of the Question was taken up in the course of the financial and trade negotiations with Spain last month, when the Spanish Delegation stated that they would recommend implementation of the quota.