HC Deb 16 December 1947 vol 445 cc314-5W
80. Mr. Edward Evans

asked the President of the Board of Trade what steps are being taken to induce the Russian Government to make reciprocal arrangements for the safeguarding of performing rights in music, and for the collection and allocation of fees in respect of these rights.

Mr. Belcher

This matter is part of the general question of copyright relations between the Soviet Union and the United Kingdom. Proposals for placing these relations on a more satisfactory basis were made to the Soviet Government in April, 1946, and a reply is still awaited.