HC Deb 12 June 1972 vol 838 c222W
Mr. Elystan Morgan

asked the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications what is the total number of hours of radio broadcasts put out by the British Broadcasting Corporation each week in Welsh and in languages other than English or Welsh, respectively.

Sir J. Eden

The BBC tells me that in the Home Services it broadcasts 15 hours a week in Welsh and 3½ hours a week in languages other than English or Welsh. In the External Services, the purpose of which is to represent the United Kingdom's point of view to listeners overseas, 465 hours a week in 40 languages other than English or Welsh are broadcast.