§ Mr. Hoyleasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will publish in the Official Reportdetails, for the past three years, of the percentage of his Department's textile purchases spun and woven overseas, the square yards represented by such purchases, the value of the purchases and their country of origin.
§ Dr. GilbertSince material of United Kingdom origin may be woven from yarn spun in part or in whole overseas, and since material of overseas origin may be woven from United Kingdom-spun yarn, I regret that I am unable to reply to this Question in the form requested by my hon. Friend. Direct purchases by this Department of woven textiles from overseas sources for the period 1st April 1974 to 31st March 1977 were as follows:—
that it is established to encourage the development of the art of the film, to promote its use as a record of contemporary life and manners, to foster study and appreciation of it from these points of view, to foster study and appreciation of films for television and television programmes generally, and to encourage the best use of television.
The Supply Estimate for 1977–78 laid before Parliament earlier this year provides for a grant-in-aid from my Department of £3,480,000. This income is supplemented by the institute's own earnings —notably from the National Film Theatre—and by the contribution of members of the institute.