Mr. Alan Williamsasked the Postmaster-General what estimate he has made of the cost of establishing a television relay station in Swansea.
§ Mr. BennNone. The provision of a television relay station in Swansea would be a matter for the broadcasting authority concerned, in the first place.
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Mr. Alan Williamsasked the Postmaster-General (1) what estimate he has made of the number of people who could expect improved television service in and around Swansea if a local television relay station were to be established within the town;
(2) what estimate he has made of the width of the area which would benefit from a television relay station in Swansea; and how many television licence-holders live within that area.
§ Mr. BennImprovements in the quality of reception of television services in particular localities are primarily the responsibility of the broadcasting authorities concerned. I understand that the B.B.C. are making a study of reception conditions in the valleys near Swansea; and the I.T.A. in the Swansea—Neath area. Until these studies are sufficiently advanced, no worth-while estimate can be made of the area or population which a relay station would serve.