HC Deb 13 November 1940 vol 365 cc1728-9W
Mrs. Tate

asked the Minister of Information the reason for the reduction by 50 per cent. of the time given to Italian propaganda by the British Broadcasting Corporation?

Mr. Cooper

I would refer my hon. Friend to the answer which I gave on 23rd October to the hon. Member for Bridgwater (Mr. Bartlett). It is hoped eventually to make good these reductions which are temporarily inevitable.

Mrs. Tate

asked the Minister of Information how much time a week is devoted by the British Broadcasting Corporation to foreign propaganda apart from news bulletins?

Mr. Cooper

Excluding the news bulletins, and excluding also all the programmes for North America and the Empire, the time devoted to broadcasts for foreign countries is 55 hours per week.