§ Mr. Pearsonasked the Minister of Information whether he is aware that speakers supplied by the Ministry, who address either public meetings or meetings arranged by various organisations, have been advised that they cannot speak on post-war reconstruction; and does he intend to raise this ban upon speakers engaged by the Ministry?
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§ Mr. BrackenIn deferment to the wishes of this House speakers on behalf on the Ministry of Information have been discouraged from dealing with political issues that are still in controversy. Most reconstruction questions inevitably raise such issues. For this reason Ministry speakers are requested to avoid the subject of post-war reconstruction except in so far as it is covered by declared Government policy. I see no reason to alter this rule.