HC Deb 26 June 1959 vol 607 cc169-70W
Mr. Mason

asked the President of the Board of Trade (1) what progress is being made in experiments to produce a regenerative mechanical transmission system; and to what extent he foresees its successful application to public service vehicles and ultimately all automobiles;

(2) what progress is being made in the development of the Gabor cathode ray tube for colour television; and whether he estimates that it will be ready to be applied to television units at the same time as coloured television is generally introduced in this country.

Sir D. Eccles

These two inventions are being developed by the National Research Development Corporation under the Development of Inventions Act, 1948. The Corporation, for whose day to day work I am not responsible, stated in its last Annual Report that work on both projects was proceeding. If the developments are successful their application will be a matter for the industries concerned.