§ Mr. Hobdenasked the Postmaster-General whether he will now make a further statement about the proposed Fellowship in Minuscule Design, and about the design of British postage stamps.
§ Mr. BennI have now reached an agreement with the Royal College of Art under which I shall establish there a Fellowship in Minuscule Design to work on postage stamps, National Savings stamps and related matters.
111WHer Majesty has graciously consented to consider for approval new designs, both traditional and non-traditional, for new difinitive, commemorative and pictorial series. Designers will, therefore, in future, be invited to submit any designs which they wish and these will go to the Stamp Advisory Committee for transmission for Her Majesty's consideration and approval in the normal way.
Her Majesty has also consented to the use of a new profile photograph for use in the new definitive series.