asked the President of the Board of Trade what are to be the terms of reference of his contemplated committee to inquire into existing copyright laws; and who he is inviting to comprise such a committee.

The question of a general inquiry into the working of the copyright law of this country is under consideration, as indicated in the reply I gave to my hon. and gallant Friend the Member for Yarmouth (Squadron Leader Kinghorn) on 28th July, 1949. I am not in a position to make any further statement on the subject at the moment.