§ 1. Mr. Langford-Holtasked the Postmaster-General whether he is satisfied that the 405-line television picture at present in use by the B.B.C. gives definition as clear as that given by the 525-line picture in use in U.S.A. or the 819-line picture now being tried in France.
§ Mr. Wilfred PalingI do not think that in practice the American viewer gets a picture noticeably clearer than that provided by the B.B.C. The French 819-line television system appears still to be in the experimental stage. I understand it promises to give a clearer picture than the 405-line system, but I should expect at greater expense in money and wavelength space.