HC Deb 09 March 1989 vol 148 cc604-5W
Mr. Rowe

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he has carried out any investigations into the effect of arcing created by electric trains travelling at speeds of over 200 km per hour on the transmission of UHF and VHF broadcasts; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Renton

My right hon. Friend has not commissioned any such investigations; neither are we aware of any. Neither the BBC nor the IBA are aware of any problems in transmission or reception of UHF or VHF broadcasts caused by arcing from high speed electric trains.