§ 57. Mr. Dayasked the Postmaster-General the number of telephone kiosks still situated in the West I district of London in which is displayed a notice directing two pennies to be placed in the slot in the case of emergency calls for fire, police, or ambulance; and will he consider how, in a case of emergency, this service can be rendered to the public when not in possession of the necessary coins?
§ Major TryonThere are no such kiosks. All our outside telephone kiosks in the district concerned either have emergency buttons or are connected to exchanges to which it is possible to make an emergency call without the insertion of coins.
§ Mr. DayIs the right hon. and gallant Gentleman aware that at a certain place in the West End there are eight such kiosks next to each other, and will he obtain some further information to see that the information given to this House is correct?
§ Major TryonMy information is that that is not so. I think that what the hon. Member is probably thinking of are call offices.
§ Mr. DayWill the right hon. and gallant Gentleman see to it that where the telephone is in a kiosk, he will have an emergency button put in?