§ Mr. SteinbergTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will give the average price at cost(a) wholesale and (b) retail of compact discs, long-playing records, and pre-recorded cassettes; and if he can give an estimate of profit margin at each of these stages.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggThe information is not available from Government sources. The hon. Member may however wish to consult the 1989–90 year book of the British Phonographic Industry which contains some of the information he requests on the basis of data collected by the industry itself.