HC Deb 08 February 1939 vol 343 cc968-9W
Mr. Mander

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he will state the number of occasions during the past two years on which the British Board of Film Censors has communicated with the Colonial Office for information or advice; and whether he will give the names of the films concerned?

Mr. M. MacDonald

No communication has been received at the Colonial Office from the British Board of Film Censors during the past two years.

Mr. Mander

asked the Under-Secretary of State for India whether he will state the number of occasions during the past two years on which the British Board of Film Censors has communicated with the India Office for information or advice; and whether he will give the names of the films concerned?

Lieut.-Colonel Muirhead

The India Office was consulted by the British Board of Film Censors on five occasions during the past two years. Since the board is a body with independent responsibilities it appears to my Noble Friend inappropriate that he should make public particulars of the kind asked by the hon. Member.