HC Deb 29 April 1970 vol 800 cc355-6W
Mr. Rose

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many hours radio broadcasting time are put out by the British Broadcasting Corporation's overseas services in English, Russian, Welsh, Czechoslovakian, Gaelic, Slovak, Albanian, Serbo-Croat, Hausa, Polish, Hebrew, Dutch, Hindi, Danish, Kuoyu, Norwegian, Urdu, Swedish, Finnish, Portuguese, Romanian, Swahili, Hungarian, Japanese, Greek, Basque, German, Galician, Spanish, Breton, French, Maltese, Italian, Afrikaans, and Arabic, respectively.

Mr. Foley:

The following are the number of hours per week broadcast by the B.B.C's. External Services in the languages mentioned:

English 201
Russian 30
Czechoslovak (of which 7 is in Slovak) 22¼
Serbo-Croat 11¼
Hausa 7
Polish 22¼
Kuoyu 10½
Hindi 9¼
Urdu 6½
Finnish 8½
Portuguese (including 15¾ for Latin America) 21
Swahili 7
Hungarian 18 3/4
Japanese 5¼
Greek 11½
German 33¼
Spanish (including 28 hours for Latin America) 36

of any financial flows counting towards the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development aid target not included in the aid figures published on 27th November, 1969.

Mrs. Hart:

The following is the information requested:

French … … … … 40¼
Maltese … … … … ½
Italian … … … … 5¼
Arabic … … … … 70

The external Services do not broadcast in:

Welsh. Norwegian.
Gaelic. Swedish.
Albanian. Basque.
Hebrew. Galician.
Danish. Breton.
Dutch. Afrikaans.