§ Mr. Liddallasked the Minister of Information whether he is aware that it is a common practice for head offices of multiple shops to ask from their managers daily weather reports and also reports pertaining to air-raids which may occur in their town or district; and why weather reports and news of raids, forbidden officially, are allowed to be disseminated in this fashion?
Mr. CooperThe Ministry of Information prevents, as far as possible, the publication of weather reports and unofficial reports of air-raids in the Press and through the B.B.C., but it is no part of its functions to prevent the collecting of information on such subjects by business men for legitimate business purposes.