§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Industry what action he is taking to encourage British electronic firms to capture a larger share of the rapidly expanding videotape recorder market.
§ Mr. David MitchellThere is currently no manufacture of videotape recorders in the United Kingdom. The Department of Industry has urged both British and foreign firms operating in the United Kingdom to start manufacturing in the United Kingdom as soon as both market and technological developments make such a proposition commercially justifiable.