§ 29. Mr. Ioan L. Evansasked the Postmaster-General what action he proposes to take to deal with the possible operation of Radex Television and Radio Radex; and if he will make a statement.
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§ 42 and 43. Mr. David Priceasked the Postmaster-General (1) how he intends to prevent the pirate television station Radex from interfering with Channel 6, which is at present allocated to Radio Astronomy Services at Cambridge;
(2) what steps he is taking to ensure that pirate television stations do not use any of the television channels allocated by his Department.
§ 47. Mr. Hugh Jenkinsasked the Postmaster-General, in view of the fact that pirate television is to begin next month, if he will seek to acquire whatever powers are necessary to enable him to prevent this.
§ Mr. BennAs I have already announced, legislation against pirate broadcasting stations will be introduced as soon as practicable. This will deal with all pirate broadcasting including television.
§ Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Postmaster-General what steps he intends to take to prevent the establishment of a new pirate television and radio station off the Kent coast, in view of the fact that such a state would constitute a threat to the United Kingdom's space research programme.
§ Mr. BennAs I have already announced, legislation against pirate broadcasting stations will be introduced as soon as practicable. This will deal with all pirate broadcasting including television.