§ 26. Mr. Evelyn Kingasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in view of the disruption caused by phone-in programmes to telephone users in the Dorset area and elsewhere, if he will give a general direction to the British Broadcasting Corporation to have regard to the interests of telephone users as a whole when drawing up schedules for such programmes.
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§ Mr. JohnThe corporation tells me that there is close liaison with the Post Office when arranging phone-in programmes to minimise the risk of inconvenience to telephone users. My right hon. Friend does not consider that a general direction to the BBC would in the circumstances be appropriate.