Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Trade and Industry – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 19 November 1973.
Sir Sydney Chapman
, Birmingham Handsworth
12:00,
19 November 1973
Has my hon. Friend noticed that the result of the shortage of newsprint in British newspapers and journals is that a growing proportion of them are devoting more space to advertisements and a lesser proportion of space to news stories? Does he accept or reject that trend? Is there a case for limiting the maximum amount of space which can be made available for advertisements or relaxing the liability of the newspapers to pay VAT?