§ 45. Mr. F. Noel-Bakerasked the Lord President of the Council why the Central Office of Information has discontinued lectures on the United Nations; from what date and on instructions from which Government Department; and whether he will give the number of lectures on this subject so far arranged by the Central Office of Information.
§ Mr. H. MorrisonThe Lecture Service of the Central Office of Information has recently been reviewed, and it has been decided, as a measure of economy to reduce the range of subjects on which lecturers could be made available. The Government take the view that, as lectures on the United Nations are being provided under the auspices of other bodies, such as the United Nations Association, a service on this subject by the Central Office of Information may be dispensed with. No further bookings for lectures on this subject are therefore being made by the Central Office after 31st March. The total number of lectures given through the Central Office on this subject since they were started in September, 1946, is 1,445.