§ Lieut.-Commander KENWORTHYasked the Minister of Labour if he has figures showing the number of persons employed in Great Britain in the production of cinematograph films on the last convenient date in March of this year; and the corresponding figures of the same date in 1926 and 1925, respectively?
§ Mr. BETTERTONI regret that the information desired is not available.
§ Lieut.-Commander KENWORTHYasked the President of the Board of Trade how many British cinematograph films were exported for exhibition purposes in 1925 and 1926, respectively; and how many feet of film these cinematograph films represented in 1925 and 1926, respectively?
§ Sir P. CUNLIFFE-LISTERThe length of positive cinematograph film, i.e., film containing a picture for exhibition, whether developed or not, manufactured in the United Kingdom and exported from Great Britain and Northern Ireland to all destinations, amounted to 29,395,251 feet in 1925 and to 25,334,476 feet in 1926. The number of separate films represented by these quantities cannot be stated. The figures do not include films temporarily exported, mainly to the Irish Free Stare, for exhibition and return.