§ 29. Mr. MaclennanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what representations he has received concerning the proposals contained in his White Paper, Cm 517 to institute a regionally based privatised transmission system; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. RentonWe received over 3,000 responses to the broadcasting White Paper, a number of which touched on506W our proposals to privatise the transmission system. We published on 8 June the report commissioned from Price Waterhouse to identify options for privatisation, and we are considering its conclusions in consultation with interested parties.