§ 21. Sir H. Williamsasked the Assistant Postmaster-General whether he is aware that the majority of the telephone kiosks 1276 on the western part of Victoria Station, S.W.1, were unavailable to the public on 28th February because they had just been repainted; and if he will arrange that, in future a better system of planning should be applied to the repainting of telephone kiosks.
§ Mr. GammansIn one suite of 17 kiosks on Victoria Station, nine kiosks were out of service on 28th February; but there were 51 kiosks available elsewhere on the station, and up till 10.30 p.m. there was an attendant at hand to direct would-be callers. I am sorry, however, if any inconvenience was caused, and I have given instructions for normal arrangements for repainting kiosks in smaller batches to be adhered to in future.
§ Sir H. WilliamsIs my hon. Friend aware that, in addition to the batch of 19. there were another six which had fallen out of action? My Question referred to the western part of the station, because I discovered that the eastern part had not been painted.