§ Mr. Tebbitasked the Secretary of State for Industry, pursuant to his reply of 24th January 1977 to the hon. Member for Chingford, why he has agreed to make available a loan of £200,000 to Info-Line Limited on terms which it is not in the public interest to reveal.
§ Mr. Les HuckfieldThe Department of Industry is providing a loan to Info-Line Ltd. so that United Kingdom industry and research organisations will be able to obtain easy and rapid access to a wide range of data bases in science and technology. The preservation of commercial confidentiality in this matter is in the public interest.