§ 76. Sir J. Edenasked the Postmaster-General what steps he will take further to restrict the number of party political broadcasts during the period of a General Election.
§ Mr. BennNone. The arrangements governing party political broadcasting have always been and still remain a matter for agreement between the leading political parties and the broadcasting authorities.
§ Mr. Russell Johnstonasked the Postmaster-General (1) whether he will seek to amend the directions so far given under Clause 15(4) of the British Broadcasting Corporation's licence so as to allow separate party political broadcasts for Scotland and Wales in addition to those for the United Kingdom as a whole, in accordance with the recommendation made by the Pilkington Committee;
(2) whether he will receive delegations from the Scottish National Party and Plaid Cymru to discuss their participation in separate party political broadcasts for Scotland and Wales.
§ Mr. BennNo. The arrangements for party political broadcasting have always been and still remain a matter for agree-50W ment between the leading political parties and the broadcasting authorities.