§ 80. Mr. Joynson-Hicksasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that his decision to continue the crisis restriction of 2d. and 3d. weekly newspapers from 17th March indefinitely is imposing hardship upon many such rural journals, their staff, readers and advertisers, including local authorities, and is in contravention of the arrangements made in September, 1946; and whether he will now restore to all such newspapers at the least their right to publish nine pages per week.
§ 91. Mr. Hurdasked the President of the Board of Trade if he will consult with the Rationing Committee of the Newsprint Supply Company to ensure that anomalies are remedied in the case of those county weekly papers which are prejudiced by the scheme of allocating newsprint by the committee on 13th March.
§ Mr. BelcherThe supply position is such that no increase in consumption can be allowed at the present time. My right hon. and learned Friend has discussed with Lord Layton, the Chairman of the Rationing Committee, the simplified basis on which newspapers are now rationed and he is satisfied that this removes anomalies which previously existed