§ Colonel DAYasked the Postmaster-General how many private branch exchanges there are in Great Britain, giving the number separately for England, Scotland, and Wales, where there are three or more exchange lines used?
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§ Sir W. MITCHELL-THOMSONOn 31st January, 1927, private branch exchange installations in England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland numbered 53,635, 6,064 and 728 respectively. It is not possible from the figures available to state how many of these 60,427 installations comprise three or more exchange lines, or to give separate figures for England and Wales.