§ Mr. John H. Osbornasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he has received the report of the advisory panel on technical transmission standards for direct broadcasting by satellite; and whether he will make a statement.
§ Mr. WhitelawMy right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Industry and I have today published the advisory panel's report. We are most grateful to Sir Antony Part and his two colleagues Professor Alan Day and Professor Roy Griffiths together with their technical assessor Mr. Bernard Rogers for completing such a complex task in so short a time. The Government will now be studying the panel's recommendations as a matter of urgency and hope to be able to announce their conclusions very shortly.