§ Mr. DAYasked the Secretary of State for War whether his Department has considered the purchase of any sound-film bioscope machines for use either in canteens or on transports; and will he give particulars?
§ Mr. SHAWThe running of cinemas for troops at home in connection with canteens is at present undertaken by the Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes and I understand that apparatus for sound films has been installed in one cinema for which the institutes are responsible. As regards transports, cinema installations, including the use of sound films, are at present in the experimental stage, and I am unable to say what permanent arrangements will be made should these experiments prove satisfactory.