§ 10. Sir W. Wakefieldasked the Postmaster-General what steps he is taking to overcome obstacles to the exchange of television programmes between countries due to the different technical standards used; what consideration has been given to the adoption in the United Kingdom of a dual standard television system for the transmission and reception of the European 625 line 50 fields system, as well as the United States 525 line 60 fields system; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. BevinsA major step has already been taken in the decision to adopt the 625-line 50 fields standard which is in use in so many European countries and in many other parts of the world. The adoption of a dual standard comprising both the European standard and the United States 525-line 60 fields standard—if the many problems this would present to the receiver manufacturing industry could be overcome satisfactorily—would be a development of this decision. As I told my hon. Friend on 25th February, I have referred the question to my Television Advisory Committee.