§ Lord Pestonasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they are aware of any examples of price cutting of the cover price of newspapers and periodicals at the retail level; and, if so, whether they will identify the examples. [HL161]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Trade and Industry (Lord Sainsbury of Turville)Her Majesty's Government do not keep pricing information on individual publications. However, we are aware of occasional discount on cover prices as part of short-term promotions.