HC Deb 11 July 1966 vol 731 cc142-3W
82 and 83. Mr. Boston

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (1) if he is satisfied that the amount of broadcasting to the Far East by the British Broadcasting Corporation's external services is sufficient in present circumstances; and whether he plans any extension of these transmissions, especially to South-East Asia;

(2) what progress is being made in improving the technical quality of the British Broadcasting Corporation's external services transmissions to the Far East.

Mrs. White

The modernisation of transmitting facilities in this country is going ahead. Work on the relay station at Tebrau in Malaysia is included in the British Broadcasting Corporation's programme of capital development but I cannot yet say when it may be possible to proceed with this.

We would like to see more British Broadcasting Corporation broadcasting to the Far East as well as other areas, but financial and other considerations limit what we can do immediately.