§ Mr. Michael Cocksasked the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications how many programmes provided by Bristol Channel have been watched by the higher executive officer employed half-time on general questions of cable development; and what were the titles of these programmes and duration and dates of transmission.
§ Sir J. EdenNone. My control is based upon the careful scrutiny of the advance programme schedules provided as a condition of my licence. This includes discussion with the company to ensure that programmes meet satisfactorily the requirements specified in the terms of my licence. Occasional viewing of some programmes has given no cause so far to think that the programme schedules are not adequate as a basis for control.
§ Mr. Michael Cocksasked the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications when one higher executive officer was appointed on half-time duties to deal with general questions of cable development; how he arranges the working week; and what were the dates of any visits made to the experimental stations in Bristol, Greenwich, Sheffield, Swindon and Wellingborough, respectively.
§ Sir J. EdenSince the inception of the experiments in January 1972 an officer has been dealing with general questions of cable development. There is no regular pattern of working in relation to the experimental stations, but visits have been made by officers of the Ministry to all the experiments now in being.