§ 22. Mr. Gowerasked the Assistant Postmaster-General how many applicants for telephones in the borough of Barry made their first applications more than four years ago and more than three years ago, respectively; and how these figures compare with the average figures for the United Kingdom as a whole.
§ Mr. GammansFourteen applicants have been waiting between three and four years and 11 over four years. The position in Barry is rather better than the average for the United Kingdom.
§ 23. Mr. Gowerasked the Assistant Postmaster-General how many applications for telephones are still outstanding in the area of the borough of Barry; how many were outstanding a year ago; and how many he anticipates may be satisfied during the next year.
§ Mr. GammansTwo hundred and twenty-nine applications are now outstanding as compared with 315 just over a year ago. One hundred and sixty-four telephones were connected in the past 12 months, and I hope that we shall be able to increase this figure slightly in the current financial year.
§ Mr. GowerWhile thanking my hon. Friend for that encouraging information, 1342 may I ask whether he will pay particular attention to the needs of certain business applicants in the borough of Barry?