§ 35. Mr. J. Langford-Holtasked the Postmaster-General if he will request his advisory committee to consider forthwith and advise him in an interim report as to the terms of a specific draft regulation to require suppressors to be fitted to motor cars for the reduction of interference on television sets in order that this may not be subject to further delay.
§ The Postmaster-General (Mr. Ness Edwards)The Committee considering ignition systems has now submitted a report. When I have fully considered the advice given to me in the report, I will make a statement about the action I propose to take with regard to regulations. I have arranged for copies of the report to be placed in the Library and for a brief Summary of its main recommendations to be given to the Press.
§ Mr. Langford-HoltIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that I have been badgering him about this for years and that I shall continue to do so? Will he give us some indication when he expects to arrive at some decision on this comparatively simple matter?
§ Mr. Ness EdwardsThe hon. Gentleman is too retrospective. The main problems I have to face in making a statement is whether or not to have sup- 1446 pressors on new cars only, whether to limit those suppressors to the parts of the country where we have television, to arrange for the production of testing equipment, to test them afterwards, and all those sorts of things which are involved. I think we must have some time to look into it.
§ Mr. Langford-HoltIs the right hon. Gentleman not aware that the reasons which he has given are reasons which seem to indicate that a decision could be comparatively quickly arrived at?
§ Mr. Ness EdwardsThat will depend upon the technical committee.