§ 54. Mr. G. Jegerasked the Lord President of the Council what further steps he is taking to encourage the setting up of a Press Council by the profession itself.
§ 56. Mr. Dribergasked the Lord President of the Council what steps have been taken to encourage the implementation of the recommendation of the Royal Commission on the Press that a Press Council should be set up on a voluntary basis.
§ Mr. H. MorrisonI am glad to be able to tell the House that I have been informed by the Councils of the Newspaper Proprietors Association and the Newspaper Society that draft proposals for the formation of a Council of the Press have now been prepared, and are under examination by the two bodies.