§ Mr. WARDLAW-MILNEasked the Postmaster-General whether he is aware that there is no telephone exchange at Webheath, near Redditch, Worcestershire, and that considerable inconvenience results in a neighbourhood which is rapidly growing; that a subscriber in that district has to secure a connection with the Redditch exchange at a cost of 116 per year, plus a charge for each call, if he wants a telephone installed; and whether he can take steps to afford better facilities for this district?
§ Sir W. MITCHELL-THOMSONThere is no telephone exchange at Webheath, but provision is made for service from Redditch exchange, which is only about824W two miles distant. The rental quoted covers a line measure two miles five furlongs. The question of establishing an outlying exchange to serve the Web-heath area has been under consideration, but so far this has not been practicable owing to lack of support.