§ 71. Mr. Bossomasked the President of the Board of Trade if he will now consider releasing additional supplies of newsprint and paper to monthly technical trade journals.
§ Mr. J. EdwardsUnder the Control of Paper (Economy) Direction, 1949, (S.I. 162 of 1949) periodicals generally are allowed to use an additional quantity of paper as from 1st March.
§ Mr. BossomIs it not a fact that these technical journals can help very largely in the export drive, and they are today getting less than one-quarter of the paper they had before the war?
§ Mr. EdwardsI would ask the hon. Member to remember that only recently there has been an increase of 12½ per cent. It would be extremely difficult to select technical journals for more favourable consideration, but I can assure the hon. Gentleman that we are keeping the matter under review and we shall have to consider what is to be done in the next quota period.
§ Mr. BossomDoes not the Minister recognise that these journals are more favourable towards helping the export drive than any other set of papers?