§ Mr. BILLINGasked the Minister of Munitions whether he has recently granted permission to Mr. F. Limmer, of 82, Mark Lane, to prepare for publication articles on the mechanical handling of materials in British munition factories; if so, whether Mr. Limmer has been or will be given access to British munition factories for this purpose; whether Mr. Limmer is a British-born subject; and what useful purpose it is suggested will be served by giving gratuitous information to the enemy by publishing these details in time of war?
§ Sir W. EVANSMr. G. F. Zimmer, to whom I assume that the hon. Member's question refers, is an American journalist. Permission has been granted to him to write an article for an engineering paper in America on the mechanical handling of materials in British munition works, on the understanding that the article will be submitted to the Ministry of Munitions for approval before it is forwarded for publication. Nothing will be published likely to be of use to the enemy. Mr. Zimmer has not been given access to any munition factories.