§ 1. Sir J. Barlowasked the Postmaster-General what consideration he has given to the many problems connected with television and sound broadcasting, which will call for decisions before the expiry of the British Broadcasting Corporation Licence and Television Act; and if he will make a statement.
§ The Assistant Postmaster-General (Mr. Kenneth Thompson)My right hon. Friend has given and is still giving a good deal of consideration to these matters many of which interlock one with the other. As he said last week, he is still awaiting the Report of his Television Advisory Committee on certain fundamental technical questions.
§ Sir J. BarlowIs my hon. Friend aware that there is a large accumulation of important questions which can be settled adequately only by the appointment of a suitable commission to consider them?
§ Mr. ThompsonMy right hon. Friend is anxious to accumulate the best expert advice on these very difficult questions before deciding what steps should follow to bring them to a satisfactory conclusion.