§ 8. Mr. Hobsonasked the Postmaste-General what profit was made in 1954–55 on the telephone trunk network.
§ Mr. HobsonDoes not the right hon. Gentleman think that the night telephone service is bearing an unfair share of the burden of the increased revenue which his Department is seeking, in view of the tremendous profit that it has made from the trunk network?
Dr. HillAs I told the hon. Gentleman last week, it is not easy to disentangle the accounts of this part of the telephone service, but if it bears its full share of overhead charges and wages it has been running at a loss of rather more than £2 million.