§ Sir R. Glynasked the Prime Minister whether he will define the responsibilities of Ministers in connection with the British Broadcasting Corporation; to what extent the responsibility for administration remains with the Postmaster-General; and to what extent the Minister of Information is responsible for the work of the British Broadcasting Corporation?
Mr. CooperI would refer my hon. Friend to the agreement between the Postmaster-General and the British Broadcasting Corporation, presented to Parliament in December, 1936 (Cmd. 5329). On 5th September, 1939, notice was given to the Corporation transferring to the Minister of Information the powers granted to the Postmaster-General under Clauses 4 (1), 4 (3), 5, 7 (3), 8 and 21 (except the last paragraph of Sub-Clause (2)) of this agreement. A further modification was introduced by the agreement between the Postmaster-General, the British Broadcasting Corporation and the Minister of Information, presented to Parliament in February, 1940 (Cmd. 6177).