Part of Oral Answers to Questions — National Finance – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 11 March 1947.
Mr Hugh Dalton
, Bishop Auckland
12:00,
11 March 1947
It is a briefer reply than the familiar clichè—"I regret that this information is not available." It means that the reason why I do not know and cannot find out is that the trade returns do not analyse the item "Newspapers, periodicals and printed books" to give the information which is required by the hon. Member.