§ 46. Sir C. Osborneasked the Lord President of the Council what has been the cost of installing the television annunciators in the Palace of Westminster; to what extent they are to be a permanent fixture; if he is aware that the old annunciators are more efficient; and if, to save money, he will end the experiment forthwith.
§ Mr. CrossmanThe capital cost of installing 12 television annunciators in the Star Chamber Court building and 9 in other parts of the House of Commons was £1,104 and the annual rental, including routine maintenance, £2,664. The sets were installed on an experimental basis as a result of a decision by the Services Committee last summer. The sets have had to be hired for a year and it would therefore save no money to end the experiment before the end of 1967.