§ Mr. Hayhoeasked the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications what information he has available from international sources regarding the number of television sets in use per thousand of the population in the six States of the European Economic Community in 1958 and today; and whether he can provide equivalent figures for the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. ChatawayI have no information about the situation in the E.E.C. countries in 1958 but at the end of 1970 it was:
In broad terms, households are licensed, except in the Netherlands where each set has to be licensed separately.401W
No. of television licences per thousand of the population Federal Germany 269 France 211 Belgium 210 The Netherlands 235 Luxemburg 208 Italy 180 United Kingdom (in 1958–158) 295
§ Mr. Hayhoeasked the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications what information he has available from international sources regarding the number of telephones in use per thousand of the population in the six States of the European Economic Community in 1958 and today; and whether he can provide equivalent figures for the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. ChatawayThe latest figures available are:
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No. of telephones per thousand of the population 1958 1969 European Economic Community (1st January) Belgium 109 190 France 78 149 Germany (Federal Republic) 87 185 Italy 59 143 Luxembourg 123 290 Netherlands 118 226 United Kingdom (31st March) 143 233