§ 18. Mr. John H. Osbornasked the Secretary of State for Industry what discussions he has had with other European Governments about standards for direct broadcasting by satellite using multiflex analogue components MAC C as recommended by the Part 16W committee; how the British preference for a structure map multiflex can be resolved with the European Broadcasting Union's preference for the packet multiflex for sound; and what decisions have been reached.
§ Mr. Kenneth BakerFollowing visits by a team led by Sir Anthony Part and the emergence from the European Broadcasting Union's technical committee of new proposals for a sound transmission system based on the French packet multiplex system and in an endeavour to achieve a common European standard, the Government have decided to postpone a decision on a United Kingdom DBS sound standard until after the meeting of the EBU's technical committee in Copenhagen taking place this week.