§ 71. Mr. Proctorasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury what number of films have been borrowed from the Central Film Library since 1st January this year as compared with the corresponding period of last year; and what film equipment has been taken out of use.
§ Mr. Boyd-CarpenterFrom 1st January to 31st October, 1952, 81,024 films were borrowed compared with 134,430 in the corresponding period of 1951. A charge for the hire of films was introduced from 1st June, 1952; 13,660 films were borrowed between then and the end of October and produced a revenue of £7,558. With the closing down of the Film Distribution Service of the Central Office of Information in March, 1952, 94 mobile projection units and 24 static projectors were taken out of use.