§ Mr. Footasked the President of the Board of Trade how the money advanced by the National Film Finance Corporation in respect of films made during the year 1951 was distributed to the various elements which contributed to the making of the films; and what respective percentages were paid to producers, writers, directors, actors, art directors, sound technicians and camera technicians, respectively.
§ Mr. P. ThorneycroftThe hon. Member will find a great deal of the information for which he asks in Appendix D of the Report of the National Film Finance Corporation for the year ended 31st March, 1952 (Cmd. 8523), though it must be appreciated that the figures given refer to the total cost of the films concerned and not to the part of it advanced by the National Film Finance Corporation.
I am informed that to make any more detailed analysis on the lines requested would require a very great deal of labour and would, in any case, yield results of doubtful statistical value.