§ 65. Mr. Hunterasked the Postmaster-General the number of applicants waiting for telephone installations at the Feltham and Hounslow Telephone Exchanges; what is the approximate waiting period; and the comparative figures in November of last year.
§ Mr. BevinsExcluding orders under inquiry and in the course of being met there are 392 waiting applicants at Feltham and 194 at Hounslow. The figures a year ago were 195 and 407 respectively.
When plant is available, telephone service is usually provided with 2–3 months from the date of application.
Nearly 1,300 telephones have been installed in Feltham and Hounslow during the past 12 months.