§ Sir R. Russellasked the President of the Board of Trade if he is aware that his refusal to sanction investment grants for certain types of equipment and machinery for the newspaper industry is causing hardship to many newspapers and if he will re-examine the criteria on which he decides grants to this industry.
§ Mr. DarlingI am aware of the representations that have been made by the industry and, as I stated in my reply on Wednesday to my hon. Friend the Member for Bolton, West (Mr. Oakes) I am prepared to discuss these matters with the industry.—[Vol. 757, c. 316.]