Harrow

HC Deb 02 March 1949 vol 462 c335

7. Mr. Skinnard

asked the Postmaster-General whether, in view of the fact that the Wordsworth telephone exchange is unable to accommodate further subscribers, he will provide a relief exchange in Harrow.

Mr. Wilfred Paling

Additional equipment is being installed in the Wordsworth exchange and should be available for service about the end of the year. A relief manual exchange, named Underhill, already exists in Harrow.

Mr. Skinnard

But is the Postmaster-General aware that the relief manual exchange deals chiefly with the Western half of Harrow and that the Eastern half has had no relief as yet?

Mr. Paling

Yes, I am aware of that, but the fact is that the telephone exchange is full now and it will take some time to extend it.