§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy what licence fees have been paid in respect of the use of "Star Trek" copyright material used in the television advertising campaign for the flotation of the electricity generating companies of England and Wales; and to whom.
§ Mr. Heathcoat-AmoryThe licensing arrangements entered into between Collett Dickenson & Pearce and Paramount Pictures are commercially confidential.
§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy for what part the licence fees for the use of the "Star Trek" copyright in the advertising campaign for the flotation of the generating companies of England and Wales have accounted in the total costs of that advertising campaign.
§ Mr. Heathcoat-AmoryThe licensing arrangements are commercially confidential. It is not Government policy to give advertising budgets in advance of flotations. All expenditure, including marketing, will be reported to Parliament in the usual way.