Statistics

HC Deb 02 May 1950 vol 474 cc187-8W

Mr. Bossom

asked the Postmaster-General how many telephones there were in England, Scotland and Wales, separately, in 1938, 1945 and 1950.

Mr. Ness Edwards

The particulars are as follow:

—	31st March,1938	31st March,1945	31st March,1950
England	2,664,220	3,337,262	4,481,904
Scotland	261,474	363,495	461,081
Wales	85,465	128,874	156,462
TOTAL	3,011,159	3,829,631	5,099,447

Mr. G. Roberts

asked the Postmaster-General how many telephones were installed throughout the country in 1946, 1947, 1948 and 1949, respectively, for farmers, medical personnel, businesses, local and central Government offices, and all others, respectively.

Mr. Ness Edwards

Statistics in the form requested by my hon. Friend are not available as records are kept only in the categories, business, residential and (since 1948) farmers. Particulars under these three classifications for the United Kingdom are as follow:

		Subscribers connected
Year	Business	Residential	Farmers
1946	…	207,300	217,300	Not available
1947	…	171,000	176,500	Not available
1948	…	136,450*	131,200	12,755
1949	…	136.200*	150,000	13,800
* Excluding farmers.