§ Mr. Adleyasked the Secretary of State for Industry (1) how many companies, of those which have applied for liberalisation of telecommunications equipment, have applied for equipment (a) manufactured in the United Kingdom by wholly-owned British companies, (b) manufactured in the United Kingdom for subsidiaries of foreign companies and (c) manufactured outside the United Kingdom; and if he will list all those companies in (a), (b) and (c) above, whose applications have been approved;
(2) what evidence he possesses of new jobs being created in the United Kingdom directly or mainly as a result of the Government's policy of liberalisation of sale and installation of telecommunications equipment;
(3) how many companies have applied under current procedures to his Department for liberalisation of telecommunications equipment for sale and installation in the United Kingdom alongside British Telecom telephone equipment; how many applications have been approved; how many rejected; and how many are pending.
§ Mr. ButcherI will reply to my hon. Friend as soon as possible.