HC Deb 28 February 1955 vol 537 c233W
Lieut.-Colonel Lipton

asked the President of the Board of Trade how much newsprint and other grades of paper were consumed by magazines and periodicals, respectively, in 1939 and 1954.

Mr. P. Thorneycroft

Consumption of newsprint by magazines and periodicals together is estimated to have been 100,000 tons in 1939. In 1954, it was 80,300 tons. I regret that I am unable to show separate figures for magazines and periodicals, and that no figures are available for the consumption of paper other than newsprint by this group of users.