§ 58. Mr. Jegerasked the Postmaster-General whether he is aware of the shortage of telephone lines in South Yorkshire and the need for modernising the telephone exchanges; and whether he will speed up the programme of work.
§ Mr. BevinsThe number of telephone applications on the waiting list in South Yorkshire is about 1 per cent. of the 35W number of subscribers in the area. 95 exchanges are automatic: only 5 are manual and these will be converted as soon as possible.