§ Sir L. Lyleasked the Minister of Supply whether, in view of the provisions of the Control of Paper Order (No. 48) of 1942, as many firms have in stock, but are unable to use, large stocks of posters and showcards relating to the sale of their goods, and as such showcards and posters were printed before the Order came into operation and would still be of use to the firms concerned, subject to slight modifications to bring them up to date, he will take steps to permit such use.
§ Sir A. DuncanAs my hon. Friend will observe from Article 3 of the Order, the exhibition of such posters printed or made before the date of the original prohibition is not prohibited. The relevant dates are 14th September, 1942, for window bills, showcards and display cards, 27th May, 1940, for other posters advertising the sale of newspapers or periodicals, and 12th November, 1941, for other posters advertising the sale of goods other than newspapers or periodicals. While the interpretation of the Order would be a matter for the Courts on any case coming before them, I should not myself be disposed to take exception to a slight modification of a showcard or other poster to bring it up to date.