§ Mr. Elystan Morganasked the Postmaster-General, in view of the facts that the B.B.C.2 service will only be available to some 40 per cent. of viewers in Wales by 1970 and that this proportion is lower than the corresponding percentage figure for England, if he will ascertain what proposals there are for improving the situation.
§ Mr. Edward ShortThe extension of the coverage of B.B.C.2 is primarily the responsibility of the Corporation. They tell me that, on the basis of revised estimates they have just completed, B.B.C.2 should achieve a population coverage in Wales of some 60 per cent. by about 1970. The Corporation envisage further extension of the coverage of B.B.C.2 by the provision of additional relay stations, and of a high powered station in Cardiganshire; but it is too early yet to say when these stations are likely to be built.