Part of the debate – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 22 Ebrill 1948.
Yes, Sir. I am making available to Members in the Vote Office this afternoon the Report of the Committee, under Sir Cyril Radcliffe's chairmanship, which considered the future of the British Film Institute. The Government are much obliged to the Committee for this prompt and unanimous Report and accept the recommendations contained in it, subject to two reservations. First, the Government do not feel that in present circumstances the extra commitment involved in setting up regional offices for the British Film Institute could be justified. Second, the Government cannot commit themselves to the figure of annual expenditure given in the Report, and the question how much financial assistance should be provided must remain open until a detailed budget has been drawn up by the Institute and accepted by the Treasury.