§ 63. Mr. Dudley Smithasked the Postmaster-General why there has been a delay in the introduction of the subscriber trunk dialling service in Chiswick; and when he now expects this service to come into operation there.
§ Mr. BevinsThe very rapid rise in trunk traffic has unfortunately made it necessary to delay the introduction of S.T.D. at Chiswick. The S.T.D. equipment serving the London area needs to be extended: this is being done as a matter of urgency, and I now expect S.T.D. to come into operation in Chiswick in December this year.