Mr. Rostron Duckworthasked the Minister of Information whether he is aware of the public dissatisfaction that the major 866W cinema circuits of the country pick and choose among the Ministry's propaganda films and that in many cases the best films, such as "Target for To-night," cannot be properly shown because they are sold on an exclusive basis to the circuits in question; and why, if factories are controlled in war-time, steps are not taken to enforce the proper and most widespread display of these films, on which the State money is expended, without reference to the wishes of monopoly concerns?
§ Mr. BrackenNo instances of public dissatisfaction have come to my notice. The short films produced by the Ministry of Information have been shown with the same regularity in circuit cinemas as in independent cinemas. These films are offered to all cinemas, without reference to the wishes of any monopoly concerned, either free or through the usual distribution channels of the film trade.