HL Deb 27 April 1978 vol 390 c2052WA
Lord VAIZEY asked Her Majesty's Government

What were the estimated costs of importing radio and television programmes, and the estimated receipts from exporting them, in 1975, 1976 and 1977.

Lord HARRIS of GREENWICH

The Department of Trade's annual inquiry into overseas transactions by film and television companies last published inTrade and Industry for 26th August 1977 shows that the estimated costs of importing radio and television programmes and the estimated receipts from exporting them for the latest three years for which figures are available were as follows:

£ million
1974 1975 1976
Expenditure 9.1 10.8 17.6
Receipts 10.4 12.6 18.4