HC Deb 09 October 1946 vol 427 cc66-7W
83. Mr. Garry Allighan

asked the President of the Board of Trade the number of new publications that have been permitted under Paper Order No. 70.

Mr. Belcher

No licence is now necessary to enable any new newspaper or periodical publication to be published provided that it does not use more than 8 cwts. of paper in a four months' period, and the number of publishers who have taken advantage of this concession is, therefore, not known.

91. Mr. Garry Allighan

asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will increase the paper allowance to those new publications which have been permitted under Paper Order No. 70.

Mr. Belcher

In view of the limited supplies of paper available, we are unable at present to allow any increase in the consumption of paper by new newspapers or periodicals permitted by the Control of Paper No. 70 Order, 1945.