§ Mr. Cartwrightasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what criteria were used in granting Radio Thamesmead a special events licence; and how the use of that licence will be supervised.
§ Mr. Giles ShawRadio Thamesmead applied for an experimental special event licence to broadcast to the site of the Thamesmead town show from 24–26 August. The application satisfied the criteria set out in the reply given to a question from my hon. Friend the Member for Thanet, North (Mr. Gale) on 28 January 1986, at column 486, relating as it did to a recognised event of not more than two weeks' duration at a single site. Equipment used under any special event licence may be inspected, and transmissions monitored, with a view to ensuring that the conditions included in the licence are followed.