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Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 6:35 pm on 6 July 1987.

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Photo of Francis Maude Francis Maude Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Trade and Industry) 6:35, 6 July 1987

Does the hon. Gentleman accept that the break-even point in circulation for the newspaper was 700,000, and that its actual circulation was 300,000? Does he further accept that it had been making serious losses from the moment that it had been set up and that no one has seriously questioned for an instant that it was making serious losses at the time?