§ Mr. Denzil Daviesasked the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications what percentage of the population of the Llanelly constituency is at present able to receive the B.B.C. Wales television service; and what the percentage will be when the proposed Carmel ultra high frequency transmitter is fully operational.
§ Mr. ChatawayThe B.B.C. which is primarily responsible for the coverage attained by its services tells me that the information is not readily available. However the V.H.F. television station built at Llanelly to augment the transmissions from Wenvoe, serves some 35,000 people; and in the County of Carmarthen as a whole some 45,000 people in addition can receive B.B.C.-Wales from Wenvoe provided efficient sets and aerials are used.
The U.H.F. transmitter at Carmel is expected to provide general coverage in Llanelly but precise figures will not be available until the station is open.