§ Mr. D. Somervilleasked the Prime Minister whether he has received from British representatives in countries where Spanish and Portuguese are spoken any criticisms on, or suggestions for, the improvement of the Spanish and Portuguese broadcasts now being carried out by the British Broadcasting Corporation; and, if so, can he state their nature?
§ Mr. Butler:The reports which have been received from His Majesty's representatives in Latin-American countries regarding the British Broadcasting Corporation's transmissions of news bulletins in the Spanish and Portuguese languages have so far been very favourable. The only major criticism is of the late hour at which the news in Portuguese is given, but owing to the previous commitments of the British Broadcasting Corporation in connection with their Empire transmissions no other time is available.