§ 31. Mr. Mayhewasked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster the cost to public funds of the sound-broadcasting transcription service of the British Broadcasting Corporation and the Central Office of Information, respectively.
§ Mr. R. AllanI have been asked to reply.
In 1959–60, the B.B.C. spent about£296,000 of public money on its transcription service for sound radio. The cost of the C.O.I. radio-tape service was£64,015 in that year. Both figures include overheads.