Surgeon Lieut.-Commander R. Bennettasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Civil Aviation if he has made any progress towards the re-establishment of the Airmet broadcasting service.
§ Mr. HobsonI have been asked by my hon. Friend to reply. A request made under the provisions of the Copenhagen Broadcasting Convention to share with a distant broadcast station the use of a frequency in the long-wave broadcasting band for the Airmet service has I regret to say been refused. In view of the general interest apparent in this service, the B.B.C. is examining whether the content of its present weather forecasts can be more local in character. This is of course a matter within the discretion of the Corporation.