§ Mr. Hall-Caineasked the Postmaster-General what is the present approximate cost of the Television Service, together with the revenue received from licences issued for television receivers?
§ Major TryonI am informed by the British Broadcasting Corporation that the capital expenditure incurred on the Television Service up to the 30th September, 1937, less depreciation written off, was £112,000, and that the revenue expenditure up to that date, including depreciation and programme, engineering, and staff costs, was £346,000. As regards the question of licence revenue in respect of television receivers, the position remains as stated in my reply to my hon. Friend on the 12th April last.