asked the President of the Board of Trade what steps he is taking to encourage increasing mutual trade in cinematograph films between this country and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

Films will be included in the scope of cultural discussions with the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics which we hope will be held in the autumn under the terms of the annex to the communiqué issued after the Prime Minister's visit to Moscow.

Can the right hon. Gentleman say whether he had discussions on this subject while he was in Moscow, and what are the prospects of developing this trade?

It was agreed before I went that we should leave films, in which I am very interested, to this particular set of discussions.