§ Mr. Michael Brownasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what consultations have taken place with the Independent Broadcasting Authority and the British Broadcasting Corporation over the coverage of the Olympic Games.
§ Mr. BrittanNone, for the reasons given in the reply I gave to a question by my hon. Friend the Member for Christchurch and Lymington (Mr. Adley) on 28 February.—[Vol. 979, c. 681–82.] As to coverage, I refer my hon. Friend to the reply I gave to a question by the hon. Member for Lambeth, Central (Mr. Tilley) on 2 May.—[Vol. 983, c. 706–7.] A further joint statement was issued by the broadcasting authorities on 5 June to the effect that they had now decided that the total sports coverage should be less than a quarter of the 170–180 hours which each service first planned. Detailed plans are to be considered separately by the two governing bodies.