§ 50. Mr. Pageasked the Postmaster-General how many applicants are awaiting the installation of telephones in the area of the Litherland Urban District Council, Lancashire; what is the comparable figure for a year ago; and what steps are being taken to shorten the waiting time.
Dr. HillFigures for the Litherland Urban District are not available, but in the Waterloo exchange area, which includes nearly all the urban district, there are 248 applications outstanding, of which 72 are in course of being met or are under inquiry. The figure a year ago was 222. We supplied 400 telephones in 1954 and plan to increase this to 500 in the current year.