§ Mrs. PeacockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list in theOfficial Report the number of refusals for entry clearance from all countries for each year from 1977 to 1987, broken down by country; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. RentonThe information requested is available centrally only for certain countries, and is given in the table.
§ Mr. FisherTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether radio stations will be able to make their own transmission arrangements on both VHF and MF under the new arrangements proposed.
§ Mr. RentonStations will become responsible for their own transmission arrangements irrespective of whether they broadcast on VHF, MF or both.
§ Mr. FisherTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the Radio Authority will be required to ensure that national and local radio stations provide an adequate service of national and international news.
§ Mr. RentonWe do not envisage a general requirement on stations licensed by the Radio Authority to provide any given amount of news although any news given will have to satisfy the criteria set out in paragraph 7.7 of our Green Paper "Radio: Choices and Opportunities" (Cm. 92).