§ Mr. Concannonasked the President of the Board of Trade what information he obtained as to the extra profits expected before approving the increase of 20 per cent. in the price of some national newspapers, and as to the extent to which this was affected by devaluation.
§ Mr. DarlingI assume my hon. Friend is referring toThe Sunday Times and The Guardian. The proprietors of each of these newspapers notified us under the "early warning" arrangements of their proposed price increases and, after considering their cases, we informed the proprietors that we would not wish to raise objection. The information submitted in support of these cases is confidential.