HC Deb 13 January 2004 vol 416 cc701-2W
Mr. Austin Mitchell

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what proportion of regional and local newspapers are owned by the five largest newspaper groups; and what proportion were owned by those groups in(a) 1990 and (b) 1997. [146822]

Mr. Sutcliffe

This information cannot be provided from official statistics. However, some industry statistics relating to the question are available through the Newspaper Society.

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