§ 15. Mr. Campbell-Savoursasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he has given any further consideration to the representations he has received on the conversion of existing citizens band radio equipment to FM; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. RaisonCitizens band apparatus for the authorised service to be introduced in the autumn will have to conform to the technical standards embodied in the relevant Home Office specifications. Provided that these are met, there is no objection in principle to the use of converted citizens band equipment.
§ Mr. Campbell-SavoursWith more than one-third of a million illegal AM sets in circulation in the United Kingdom, should not the Home Secretary and the Minister of State intervene to ensure that public money is made available to British manufacturers so that conversion equipment is available? Does the Minister accept that if he fails to do that there will be massive imports later this year of legal or conversion equipment?
§ Mr. RaisonA number of manufacturers have already stated their intention to produce CB equipment in Britain. Several testing and development licences have been issued to British companies.