§ 40. Mr. W. SHAWasked the Prime Minister if he will consider the advisability of setting up a Committee to inquire into the profits and business methods of the great newspaper trusts in this country, the Committee to inquire specially as to the reasonable price at which the newspapers should be offered to the public, and into the increased rates demanded by these trusts for advertisements accepted by them?
§ The PRIME MINISTERThe whole subject of trusts and their effect on prices is under careful consideration.