§ Mr. HansonTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what estimate he has made of the number of households in Wales which can receive(a) HTV, (b) BBC Wales transmissions and (c) both. [12548]
§ Mr. FisherResponsibility for the transmission arrangements for television services in the United Kingdom rest with the BBC and the Independent Television Commission. I have been advised that, at present, 98.3 per cent. of the population of Wales has access to television signals from a Welsh transmitter, an English transmitter, or both, which constitute a technically adequate service according to the technical standards agreed by the broadcasters. A total of 96.8 per cent. of the population of Wales can receive HTV, 97.2 per cent. BBC1 Wales and 96.8 per cent. can receive both services.