HC Deb 20 January 1954 vol 522 cc991-2
17. Captain Orr

asked the Assistant Postmaster-General why frequencies for inland mobile radio are allocated by the Overseas Telecommunication Department of the Post Office

Mr. Gammans

Because that Department deals with the assignment of all individual frequencies. This is a specialised task which covers not only inland mobile radio services, but many other services, both mobile and point to point, many of which affect overseas administrations.

Captain Orr

In view of the fact that it would seem that the Post Office regard the allocating of civil licences at home as a somewhat irksome appendage to their tasks, would it not be better to hand this over to the Ministry of Transport?

Mr. Gammans

I assure my hon. and gallant Friend that we do not in any way regard this as an irksome appendage.