§ Mr. Shersbyasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what is the present position with regard to the proposals in the Green Paper, Cmnd. 9445, published in February 1985 for the introduction of a levy on blank audio and video tapes; and whether it is still proposed to proceed with such a scheme in the light of comments received.
§ Mr. PattieWe are preparing a White Paper setting out our proposals for the reform of copyright law, including details of whether or not we propose to introduce a levy on blank audio and video recording tape.