HC Deb 18 October 1949 vol 468 cc9-10W
77. Mr. Hollis

asked the President of the Board of Trade whether, in view of the possibility of recapturing an important export market in the United States, he will free from ration art paper for periodicals.

Mr. J. Edwards

The restrictions on the amount of paper which established periodicals may use in the production of copies for export were removed on 1st July last, but the over-all paper supply position does not yet permit more than a small allocation to new periodicals. It is not practicable to have separate rationing schemes for each type of paper involved.