§ Mr. RandallTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his oral statement of 19 October 1998,Official Report, column 963, what material help Her Majesty's Government are giving to the independent radio station B92 in Belgrade. [56442]
§ Mr. Tony LloydThe British Government have helped Radio B92 since 1993. In March of this year we decided to fund the establishment of a dedicated telephone line linking the BBC's Serbian Service to Radio B92. This line is now operational and has enabled Radio B92 and its network of independent radio stations throughout the FRY to increase significantly the re-broadcasting of BBC World Service Programmes. We are currently considering what further assistance we can provide to the independent media in the light of the adoption on 20 October by the Serbian Parliament of a new repressive Information Law designed to restrict their operations severely.