§ Captain Kerbyasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what was the cost of designing, paper, printing, envelopes and postages of the Central Office of Information poster entitled, "Britain and N.A.T.O.", advertising a mobile exhibition on the Brighton Promenade from 23rd to 25th April; how many such posters were printed; how many other centres this mobile exhibition has visited; how many more it is intended to visit; and what has been the total cost to date of this exhibition.
§ Mr. Ian Harvey:The poster advertising the "Britain and N.A.T.O." Exhibition was not produced by the Central Office of Information. I am informed that it was printed to the order of the Secretariat of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation by a United Kingdom firm, and that 4,000 copies were printed for use at all the sites to be visited. The exhibition visited two centres before reaching Brighton and the present plan is that it should visit a further 12.
§ Captain Kerbyasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he is aware that the Central Office of Information poster entitled Britain and N.A.T.O. advertising a mobile exhibition on 58W Brighton Promenade between 23rd to 25th April reached Messrs. Dap (Sussex) Limited, of Shoreham-by-Sea, by O.H.M.S. post on 24th April, and that the times of the exhibition are not shown on the poster; and what action he proposes taking to ensure that public money is not expended in this manner in future.
§ Mr. Ian Harvey:The poster referred to was not produced by the Central Office of Information but by the Secretariat of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation. At the request of the Foreign Office the Central Office of Information has arranged for the dispatch of the posters to the various centres to be visited by the exhibition. The cost is being refunded to them by the British Atlantic Committee. I am informed that copies did not reach Brighton until 24th April because of a delay in delivery by the printers, who also did not have time to overprint the times of opening.