§ Mr. Gwynfor Evansasked the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications, how many radio hours weekly are broadcast by the British Broadcasting Corporation in Portuguese and Spanish, respectively; and how many in Welsh.
§ Mr. StonehousePortuguese 21 hours, Spanish 36 hours, in the External Services, including those to Latin America; Welsh 13 hours in the Home Services. As the hon. Gentleman knows from my reply of 27th February, 1969, to him, the purpose of the External Services is to represent the United Kingdom's point of view to listeners overseas.