§ MR. B. L. COHEN (Islington, E.)I beg to ask the Secretary to the Treasury, as representing the Postmaster General, whether, inasmuch as the pressure of telephone business between England and France is confined almost exclusively to the business hours of the day, he can 1445 reduce the charge for three minutes conversation between the hours of 5 p.m. and 11 a.m. from eight to four shillings.
§ MR. HANBURYAs I stated on the 27th ult., in reply to a question by the hon. Member for Canterbury, the charge for the use of the London-Paris telephone is the subject of international agreement and could not be altered without the concurrence of the Government of France. The Postmaster General does not see his way at present to propose any reduction.