§ Mr. George Cunninghamasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what application has been made to his Department for approval of a grant which Islington 341W borough council has resolved to make to the Islington News Co-operative, a project for distributing a free newspaper in Islington; and whether information has been supplied in the application about the formal links between the co-operative and the local government committee of Islington Labour parties.
§ Sir George Young[pursuant to his reply, 7 February 1983, c. 287]: My Department has approved a sum of £1,000 under section 3 of the Inner Urban Areas Act 1978 for the setting up, but not the running, costs of a publishing co-operative. The information supplied stated that the cooperative would create nine full-time jobs within the borough. There was no information about links with other organisations; if the hon. Member has such information, he should write to me.