HC Deb 26 July 1978 vol 954 c740W
41. Mr. Edward Lyons

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what immediate steps he proposes to take to secure the installation of new modern transmitters for the broadcast of the BBC Overseas Service to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

Mr. Luard

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office is currently considering with the BBC what additional transmitters and related equipment are required to improve the audibility of the BBC's overseas services in various parts of the world, including the Soviet Union.