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22.
Mr. Dubs
asked the Secretary of State for Trade what representations he has received concerning the transfer of ownership of the titles to The Times and The Sunday Times.
Mr. Biffen
I received letters from the right hon. Member for Lanarkshire, North (Mr. Smith), from Sir William Rees-Mogg, and from the father of the National Union of Journalists' chapel at The Times.
28.
Sir William van Straubenzee
asked the Secretary of State for Trade whether his consent was necessary for the transfer of the titles of The Times and The Sunday Times from Times Newspapers Ltd. to News International Ltd.
Mr. Biffen
No. But the validity of such a transfer without the consent of a majority of the independent national directors may well be open to doubt.