§ Mr. Woodasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will make a statement on the Government's financial assistance towards the establishment of the Office of Telecommunications under the Telecommunications Act 1984.
§ Mr. Kenneth BakerProvisions for this new service has been sought in a 1984–85 Summer Supplementary Supply Estimate (Office of Telecommunications Class IV, 27).
Pending parliamentary approval of this estimate initial expenditure of £300,000 will be met by a repayable advance from the Contingencies Fund.