§ Dr. Littleasked the Minister of Information whether, in view of the withdrawal of books for the blind in Northern Ireland regularly sent from the National Library, London, which is a deprivation to those who have lost their sight, as there is in Ulster only a small selection of books in braille, he will review this matter and restore the transmission of these books to Northern Ireland?
Mr. CooperThe transmission of books for the blind to Northern Ireland has not been interrupted. I am informed that the National Library, London, were issued on 8th May last, with a permit from the Postal Censorship enabling them to dispatch books for the blind to specified countries abroad and that the National Library were subsequently notified on 7th July that their permit had been extended to cover the dispatch of these books to Northern Ireland since the making of the Control of Communications Order (No. 5), 1940, dated 6th July, 1940, which came into force as far as Northern Ireland is concerned on 13th July.