§ Mr. Hanleyasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what action he is taking to review the intellectual property system in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. ChannonI intend to lay before the House tomorrow a White Paper "Intellectual Property and Innovation". This will set out the Government's response 241W to the recommendations made by Sir Robin Nicholson in the Green Paper "Intellectual Property Rights and Innovation" (Cmnd 9117) published in 1983. It will also outline our proposals for the reform of copyright law.