§ Mr. A. Edward Daviesasked the Postmaster-General why it has been decided to double the size of special issues of postage stamps to commemorate the Festival of Britain; what is the additional amount of paper required; and what extra cost is incurred.
§ Mr. Ness EdwardsThe space provided by the ordinary small denomination postage stamp does not allow scope for a worthy commemorative design and for this reason the dimensions of commemorative stamps are larger than normal. It is estimated that the extra paper required for the two special Festival of Britain stamps will be of the order of seven to eight tons.