§ Colonel Baldwin-Webbasked the Home Secretary whether regular arrangements are made to confer with the representatives of the Press as to the operation of the issue of official news and the Press censorship, with a view to ensuring that these work as smoothly and rapidly as possible?
§ Sir J. AndersonI am informed that the Press and Censorship Bureau have held frequent discussions with representatives of the Press regarding both the1426W issue of news and Press censorship, and that the censorship and news divisions are in regular daily contact at the bureau with journalists representing newspapers. The censorship division is, and always has been, in the closest touch with the Press through the Newspaper Proprietors Association and other representative bodies, and a committee consisting of Press representatives and the representatives of the different Government Departments concerned is sitting at the present time to deal with censorship questions.
§ Sir R. Aclandasked the Home Secretary what restrictions his censorship department has imposed on the rights of citizens to put up posters?
§ Sir J. AndersonI am informed that the Press and Censorship Bureau have placed no restrictions on the right of citizens to put up posters.