§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will make it his practice in future that whenever any Government announcements are made over television such statements will contain sign language interpretation to assist the deaf.
§ Mr. JohnIt is for the broadcasting authorities to determine to what extent the needs of viewers with impaired hearing can be met by supplementary visual techniques. I know that they give considerable thought to the problem, and a certain amount is already being done: for instance, the nightly news headline service with captions on BBC2.