§ Mr. Robert BanksTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage how many licences the Radio Authority has issued since they were established; and how far the undertakings invested in them have been complied with.
§ Mr. BrookeBy 11 January 1993, the Radio Authority had awarded two licences for national services, 25 local licences, 419 restricted service licences, eight licences for licensable sound programme services and 11 satellite licences. The authority also licensed 126 local radio services which had earlier operated under contract to the Independent Broadcasting Authority.
The authority considers all written complaints about programming, advertising and transmission aspects of independent radio services and publishes a quarterly complaints bulletin.