§ Mr. Woolmerasked the Minister for Trade if he has yet instituted the major review of the Government's policy on the film industry as indicated by the Minister for Consumer Affairs in the House on 21 July,Official Report, column 502; if so, what are the terms of reference of that review; when it is expected to report; and if it will be published.
§ Mr. SproatMy review is considering all aspects of the Department of Trade's relations with the film industry, and their implications for other Departments and the organisations concerned. The later stages are unlikely to be completed before March 1983. I shall inform the House of any proposals for action resulting from the review.
§ Mr. Woolmerasked the Minister for Trade whether, in the review of the British film industry announced on 21 July, Official Report, column 502, he has consulted the following: the National Film Finance Corporation, the British Film Institute, the National Film School, the film industry trade unions, the Association of Independent Producers, and the British Film and Television Producers Association.
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§ Mr. SproatI hope to meet all the bodies listed.
§ Mr. Woolmerasked the Minister for Trade if he has any proposals to dismantle the Interim Action Committee on the film industry.
§ Mr. SproatThe future of the Interim Action Committee is under review.
§ Mr. Woolmerasked the Minister for Trade if he will take into consideration the section on the British film industry in the eighth report of the Select Committee on Education, Science and Arts, concerning the public and private funding of the arts, in the announced review of the film industry.
§ Mr. SproatYes.