§ 94. Sir Anthony Royleasked the Secretary of State for Defence what contribution in 1974, 1975 and 1976 his Department made both in man-hours and money towards the BBC External Services; and what is the total hours of broadcasting time allotted to overseas countries in 1974, 1975 and 1976.
§ Mr. MasonMy Department's support of the BBC External Services is confined to a share of the Government contribution towards the cost of the BBC Monitoring Service which was referred to in the reply to the hon. Member's Question of 4th February—[Vol. 904, c.587–8]—to my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs. Annual contributions were:
Year Amount £ 1973–74 289,000 1974–75 342,000 1975–76 417,000 (latest forecast) Questions about the allocation of broadcasting time should be addressed to my right hon. Friend the Foreign and Commonwealth Secretary.