§ Mr. Peter Bruinvelsasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to the answer of 6 December (1) if he will estimate the cost of providing in full the information requested by the hon. Member for Leicester, East regarding industrial financial aid;
(2) if he will give such information as may be provided without incurring disproportionate cost regarding industrial financial aid, as was requested in the original question tabled by the hon. Member for Leicester, East.
§ Mr. TrippierLeicester is not an assisted area and therefore does not qualify for regional development grant or section 7 assistance under the Industrial Development Act 1982. However, under section 8 of the Industrial Development Act 1982 and the support for innovation schemes the following assistance has been made available to firms in Leicester and in Great Britain in each of the last five years:
Other changes to the licence are aimed at clearing up areas of misunderstanding and include an explicit ban on the playing of music and the re-transmission of radio and television broadcast material. To help counter abuse of channel 9, the new licence will also incorporate a note drawing attention to the CB code of practice and highlighting the recommendation that channel 9 should be used for emergencies and assistance only.