§ Sir W. Darlingasked the Postmaster-General what television stations have been established in Great Britain; and to what extent areas which cannot have television are making a contribution to the cost of television services elsewhere.
§ Mr. Wilfred PalingAt present one television station has been established in Great Britain serving about a quarter of the total population. The B.B.C. state the cost of the television services chargeable to revenue account in the year 1947–48 as about £700,000. This cost was met from the B.B.C.'s general Home Service revenues which are derived mainly from the sale of sound and television licences throughout the country. The gross revenue from television licences for 1947–48 was £91,128. When the Midland television station opens in the autumn I hope that over a third of the population of Great Britain will be within the range of television broadcasts.