asked the Postmaster-General why there is a delay in completing the television satellite stations at Portrush and Ballycastle.

The construction time-table for the B.B.C.'s stations is the Corporation's responsibility. They tell me, however, that the delay, which is not confined to the stations at Portrush and Ballycastle, is due to staff shortages, and to the fact that technical problems posed by the need to operate a large number of stations on a limited number of frequency channels are proving to be greater than expected.