Radio Derby

HC Deb 25 October 1972 vol 843 cc295-6W

Mr. Whitehead

asked the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications when a medium-wave frequency for BBC local Radio Derby will be allocated by his Department.

Mr. Michael Heseltine

I have been asked to reply.

were the numbers at the end of September in each of the previous five years.

Mr. Gordon Campbell

Information in this form is not available centrally. I can, however, give the number of discharges from, and deaths in, hospital with a diagnosis of tuberculosis during a calendar year. The numbers for the years 1967 to 1971 are shown below. I am glad to say the trend is steadily downwards.

The information is as follows:

I have authorised MF support at all BBC local radio stations. The BBC tell me that Radio Derby will transmit on medium frequencies as well as on VHF as soon as they can bring a suitable transmitting station into service.