§ Mr. Masonasked the Postmaster-General what are the estimated costs of developments of laying submarine cables, development of micro-wave networks in the United Kingdom and to Europe, and research and developments in satellite communications, respectively, over the next five years.
§ Mr. BevinsOver the next 5 years I expect, on present plans, to incur capital expenditure of about £4½ million on development of the submarine cable system and about £12 million on development of the microwave network. In the field of satellite communications I cannot make firm estimates over so long a period, but capital and revenue expenditure planned for 1963–64 and 1964–65 amount in total to about £2 million.