§ Sir ELLIS HUME-WILLIAMSasked the President of the Board of Trade whether the price of news paper has now been reduced under the paper control; whether the paper shortage has now practically disappeared; and, if so, why the No Returns Order is maintained in the face of the opposition of the trade?
§ Mr. BRIDGEMANI am informed that the price fixed for January under the costing arrangement between the Newsprint Mills and the consumers is 4d. per lb., or one halfpenny lower than for December. The paper shortage is naturally 1313W tending to disappear as a result of the arrangements made. The question of the No Returns Order is still under discussion, and I expect to make an announcement at an early date.