Exhibit 1026

Pergamon Press (Report), written answer by the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry

Exhibit 1026 · Parliamentary record

Pergamon Press (Report), written answer by the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry

After very careful consideration, I have reached the conclusion that the public interest requires publication of the Inspector's Report.

The Secretary of State states that the public interest requires publication of the inspector's report on the affairs connected with Pergamon Press and associated companies, and that he intends to publish it that afternoon with only a typographical correction.

Source: UK House of Commons (Hansard), HC Deb 13 July 1971 vol 821 cc79-80W
Date: 13 July 1971
Quoted from: HC Deb 13 July 1971 vol 821 cc79-80W
Grade: Primary record
Document: https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/written_answers/1971/jul/13/pergamon-press-report
Accessed: 2026-11-10
Cited by: Findings citing this exhibit
Note: The text of the 1971 report itself was not retrieved; no quotation from it is used.

Cited by

Finding INF-3.4: Primary record On 13 July 1971 the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry told the House of Commons that the public interest required publication of the inspector's report on Pergamon Press and associated companies. On 26 July 1971 a written answer stated that the Department's intention was to defend the proceedings brought against it by Mr Maxwell and the British Printing Corporation Limited. On 25 October 1973 the Secretary of State stated that the inspectors' final report had been received on 16 August 1973 and that Mr Maxwell's representations about it were being considered.