§ 31. Mr. GROVESasked the Postmaster-General whether he is aware of the new system of wireless diffusion; whether his Department has granted licences to any local authorities to install this system; and will he state the names of the areas to which such licences have been granted and the conditions connected therewith?
§ The ASSISTANT POSTMASTER-GENERAL (Mr. Graham White)The system under which wireless exchanges are established for the reception of broadcast programmes and their distribution by wire to subscribers' houses has been in operation for several years. About 150 licences have been issued by the Post Office to companies and private individuals for the establishment of such exchanges in various parts of the country. No local authorities have applied for licences. The conditions contained in the standard form of licence are too long to be quoted in a Parliamentary answer, but I will send the hon. Member a copy of them.