§ Mr. Bishopasked the Postmaster-General if he will give comparative figures for the cost of the combined broadcasting and television licence fee in Great Britain and with other individual countries and the average cost from figures available to him from international sources.
§ Mr. StonehouseAccording to the latest information available, the fee for a combined television and sound broadcast receiving licence in the following countries, expressed in sterling, is:
Belgium £8 0s. Denmark £11 13s. France £8 9s. Norway £11 13s. Sweden £14 10s. Australia £9 5s. Japan £4 8s. The average of these figures is £9 14s., compared with £6, the combined licence fee in the United Kingdom.