§ Mr. Alisonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, in view of the international obligations assumed under the Convention for the Suppression of the Circulation of and Traffic in Obscene Articles, the Customs and Excise authorities have seized the film "Empire of the Senses", which is due to be shown at the London Film Festival on 4th December, and which is reported to have been seized by the Customs authorities of both the United States and the Federal German Republic.
§ Mr. Robert SheldonThe film "Empire of the Senses" was not seized by the Customs authorities. it was not examined in detail at importation.
Customs look out for imported films likely to infringe the prohibition, but cannot subject every film to detailed examination without serious inconvenience and delay to legitimate importations.
This film was temporarily imported for non-trade exhibition purposes.