Mr. Edwardsasked the Prime Minister how many meetings have been held and 336W what results have been achieved by the Vansittart Committee, formed some months ago to co-ordinate the work of all bodies interested in British publicity abroad?
§ Mr. ButlerThree meetings of the main Committee for the Co-ordination of British Publicity Abroad have been held, as a result of which the whole question has been surveyed and certain recommendations submitted. On some of these decisions have been taken; others are still under consideration. The machinery of the committee is used to co-ordinate the day-to-day activities of Government Departments and outside bodies, especially the British Council, the British Broadcasting Corporation and the Travel and Industrial Association, which are concerned with different forms of British national publicity in foreign countries.