asked the President of the Board of Trade his estimate of the increase required in the annual production of British first feature films to enable him to raise the quota.

The determination of the first feature quota, on which the Board of Trade are required by the Cinematograph Films Act, 1948, to consult the Cinematograph Films Council, depends on an estimate not only of the number of long films likely to be available, but also upon their quality and suitability for exhibition in all classes of cinema. An arithmetical estimate of the increase required in total production is therefore impracticable.