HC Deb 22 July 1959 vol 609 cc128-9W
78. Mr. Royle

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what facilities are provided in the United Kingdom for the broadcasting of reports of Parliamentary Questions to the West Indies Federation.

Mr. Lennox-Boyd

Proceedings in Parliament are reported according to news value in the B.B.C.'s General Overseas Service news bulletins in English. There are 14 of these every 24 hours and a number of them are rebroadcast by local stations in the West Indies. In addition, there is appropriate reference to, and discussion of Parliamentary affairs in the whole range of English news talks and other spoken word programmes. These include "Calling the Caribbean", which is also rebroadcast daily in the West Indies.

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