55. Colonel Dowerasked the Postmaster-General if he will state what is the result of his inquiries regarding the possibility of making the emergency telephone number 999 luminous, so as to facilitate this call being made in the dark.
§ Mr. Wilfred PalingInquiries have now reached the stage where materials are being subjected to field trials and until these are completed it is not possible to say whether a practical solution has been found.
Colonel DowerWhile thanking the right hon. Gentleman, I should like to ask him to bear in mind that these trials have been going on for a long time since he said that he was sympathetic to the idea, and will he see whether he cannot bring them to a conclusion soon?
§ Mr. PalingThe sooner they are finished the better I shall be pleased.