§ 62. Mr. Doughtyasked the Postmaster-General how many applicants for a telephone service in the area served by the Uplands Exchange are still without a telephone; and what is the longest time such an applicant has been waiting.
§ Mr. GammansThree hundred and seventy-three. One residential applicant has been waiting since 1948: there is no telephone cable anywhere near his address, and I am afraid it may be some time yet before we can lay one.
§ 63. Mr. Doughtyasked the Postmaster-General when the Post Office will be carrying out the necessary works in Brighton Road, Coulsdon and Purley, so that persons living in that road, who have been without a telephone for long periods, can be connected to the telephone services.
§ Mr. GammansNew cables now being laid will enable some of the applicants in this road to be joined up from September onwards. Other cables are planned for completion later.