§ 44. Mr. H. Hyndasked the Postmaster-General what complaints he has had in the past two months from Lancashire about bad reception of British Broadcasting Corporation television programmes there; and what action he is taking to provide a more satisfactory service.
§ Mr. BevinsI have received a number of complaints recently about bad reception of B.B.C. television in Lancashire. The trouble is that reception of the lower Band I channels is liable to periodic interference from foreign stations during the summer. As I told my hon. Friend the Member for Louth (Sir C. Osborne) on 18th June, I hope very soon to make a statement about the possibility of providing additional television stations operating in Band III in order to improve reception in certain parts of the country. I can assure the hon. Member that the needs of Lancashire are very much in my mind.