§ Mr. Kirbyasked the Minister of Information whether he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT a list of Members of both. Houses of Parliament who have broadcast over the British Broadcasting Corporation system since the beginning of the war, stating the amount paid to each individual by the British Broadcasting Corporation and/or the Government as fees?
§ Mr. ThurtleYes, Sir. The list of Members of this House who have broadcast since the beginning of the war was circulated in the OFFICIAL REPORT of 21st October. I append a similar list of Members of the other House. The fees for broadcasts by Members of Parliament are, like those paid to any private individuals, a matter for the Governors of the B.B.C., unless the broadcasters are servants of the Crown.
Following is the list:
- Aberconway, Lord.
- Aberdare, Lord.
- Addison, Lord.
- Alness, Lord.
- Athlone, Earl of.
- Baldwin of Bewdley, Earl.
- Beaufort, Duke of.
- Beaverbrook, Lord.
- Birdwood, Field Marshal, Lord.
- Bledisloe, Viscount.
- Bridgeman, Major-General, Viscount.
- Bristol, Bishop of.
- Caldecote, Viscount.
- Camrose, Viscount.
- Canterbury, Archbishop of.
- Catto, Lord.
- Cecil of Chelwood, Viscount.
741 - Chatfield, Admiral of Fleet, Lord.
- Chichester, Bishop of.
- Cobham, Viscount.
- Cork and Orrery, Earl of.
- Coventry, Bishop of.
- Craigavon, Viscount.
- Cranborne, Viscount.
- De La Warr, Earl.
- Derby, Earl of.
- Devonshire, Duke of.
- Donegall, Marquess of.
- Dudley, Lord.
- Dulverton, Lord.
- Durham, Bishop of.
- Elton, Lord.
- Forester, Lord.
- Glentoran, Lord.
- Gloucester, Duke of.
- Grafton, Duke of.
- Greene, Lord.
- Hailey, Lord.
- Halifax, Viscount.
- Hampton, Lord.
- Hankey, Lord.
- Harlech, Lord.
- Horder, Lord.
- Hutchison, Lord.
- Iliffe, Lord.
- Kemsley, Lord.
- Kennet, Lord.
- Kent, Duke of.
- Kindersley, Lord.
- Lang of Lambeth, Lord.
- Latham, Lord.
- Leathers, Lord.
- Lichfield, Bishop of.
- Listowel, Earl of.
- Liverpool, Bishop of.
- Lloyd of Dolobran, Lord.
- London, Bishop of.
- Londonderry, Marquess of.
- Luke, Lord.
- Lytton, Earl of.
- Manchester, Bishop of.
- Marley, Lord.
- Maugham, Viscount.
- Meston, Lord.
- Mildmay of Flete, Lord.
- Moyne, Lord.
- Nathan, Lord.
- Nuffield, Viscount.
- Portal, Lord.
- Portland, Duke of.
- Queenborough, Lord.
- Quickswood, Lord.
- Raglan, Lord.
- Rayleigh, Lord.
- Rennell, Lord.
- Ripon, Bishop of.
- Samuel, Viscount.
- Sankey, Viscount.
- Selborne, Earl of.
- Simon, Viscount.
- Snell, Lord.
- Somers, Lord.
- Southwood, Lord.
- Stamford, Earl of.
- Stamp, Lord.
- Trenchard, Viscount.
- Vansittart, Lord.
- Wedgwood, Lord.
- Winster, Lord.
- Woolton, Lord.
- York, Archbishop of.
- Zetland, Marquess of.