HC Deb 30 May 1940 vol 361 cc675-6W
Mr. Hammersley

asked the Minister of Supply whether, with a view to conserving paper supplies, he will limit the publication of reports of company meetings to short notices not exceeding a two-inch single column; prevent the publication of sporting editions of evening papers; and consult with the publishing trade, with a view to the limitation both in number and size of the many ephemeral magazines offered to the public?

Mr. H. Morrison

The quantity of paper available both for newspapers and for periodicals has been drastically reduced, and the proprietors have taken or are taking steps to adjust their publications accordingly. It is, I think, preferable that if possible the precise form of this adjustment should be settled by them.

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