§ Mr. Ashtonasked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what communications he has received from the Daily Mirror offering to pay for the subsidy on the meals and drinks consumed by its journalists in the House ; and what money it has paid.
§ Mr. Arthur BottomleyI have been asked to reply.
The Commission decided on 15 April that it was not prepared to make agreements about catering payments with individual newspapers or newspaper groups, the Parliamentary Press Gallery having taken a collective decision on the matter. The Mirror Group was informed accordingly.