§ 14. Mr. Onslowasked the Postmaster-General how many complaints he has received, in the past 12 months, about telephone services in the Ash Vale area; and what action he has taken to remedy them.
§ Mr. Joseph SlaterSixty-seven written complaints have been received in the Ash Vale area in the past 12 months. Most of them concerned breakdowns in the cable system, and new cable ducts and cables are now being provided.
§ Mr. OnslowIs the hon. Gentleman satisfied that the reasons for this very high proportion of complaints are adequately known by the public?
§ Mr. SlaterIt is granted that the cable system in this area has deteriorated owing to corrosion of cable sheathing and disturbance to ductways by earth subsidence. Anyone with any knowledge at all of subsidence knows the effects it can have.