§ Mr. Terry Walkerasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will have talks with the British Broadcasting Corporation about the drastic deterioration of television reception in the New Cheltenham area of the Kingswood constituency which occurred on Wednesday 28 February and Thursday 1 March, and which has not yet been rectified.
§ Dr. SummerskillThe BBC tells us that some interference to BBC-2 reception occurred on the night of Wednesday 28 February to Thursday 1 March, and that this problem was resolved during the Thursday morning.
§ Mr. Terry Walkerasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether in view of the continuing complaints about bad television reception in the Kingswood constituency, he will have urgent talks with the British Broadcasting 400W Corporation about erecting a relay station in the Kingswood area.
§ Dr. SummerskillNo. The BBC tells us that its detailed survey of the Kings-wood area in 1976 indicates that coverage of the area is good except in three small localities where reception difficulties might be experienced, but that in those locations most residents should be able to obtain satisfactory reception by using high gain aerials and aerial amplifiers. The broadcasting authorities have no plans for a relay station to serve the Kingswood area.