§ Mr. Gowerasked the Postmaster-General (1) how many applications for domestic telephones remain unsatisfied in the borough of Barry; and when he hopes to meet all these applications;
(2) how many applications for domestic telephones remain unsatisfied at Lisvane, Rhiwbina, Whitchurch and Tongwynlais, all in the county of Glamorgan, respectively; and when he hopes to meet these applications;
(3) how many applications for domestic telephones remain unsatisfied at Rhoose, Aberthaw, Sully, Wenvoe and DinasPowis, all in the county of Glamorgan, respectively; and when he hopes to meet these applications;
(4) how many applications for domestic telephones remain unsatisfied at Rudry, Parish of Van, Llanfedw, and Rhydygwern, all in the county of Glamorgan, respectively; and when he hopes to meet these applications;
(5) how many applications for domestic telephones remain unsatisfied at Bonvil-
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Exchange Area Places included Waiting list (applications waiting for cables and equipment) Applications under enquiry or being met Barry … … Barry (Borough of) … Nil 36 Llanishen … … Lisvane … 24 65 Whitchurch … … Whitchurch … Nil 83 Rhiwbina … Taffs Well … … Tongwynlais … Nil 2 Rhoose … … Rhoose … 6 9 Aberthaw … Llanbethery … Sulley … … Sully … Nil 6 Wenvoe … … Wenvoe … Nil 12 St. Lythans … Dinas-Powis … … Dinas-Powis … Nil 21 Caerphilly … … Rudry … 27 12 Parish of van … Llanfedw … Rhydygwern … Bonvilston … … Bonvilston … 2 6 Llancadle … Llancarfan … Peterstone-super-Ely … … Peterstone super-Ely … Nil 8 St.Nicholas … Radyr … … Radyr … 1 13 Pentyrch … … Pentyrch … Nil 7 Creigiau … Llanilterne … Llandaff … … St. Fagans … 11 53 St. Brides-super-Ely … St.Georges-super-Ely … Cowbridge … … Pendoylan … 14 12 Llandwit Major … … Welsh St.Donats … 1 28 ston, St. Nicholas, St. Lythans, Llancarfan, Llanbethery and Llancadle, all in the county of Glamorgan, respectively; and when he hopes to meet these applications;
(6) how many applications for domestic telephones remain unsatisfied at Radyr, Pentyrch, Creigiau, Llanilterne and St. Pagans, all in the county of Glamorgan, respectively; and when he hopes to meet these applications;
(7) how many applications for domestic telephones remain unsatisfied at Peterston-Super-Ely, St. Brides-Super-Ely, St. Georges-Super-Ely, Pendoylan and Welsh St. Donats, all in the county of Glamorgan, respectively; and when he hopes to meet these applications.
§ Mr. BevinsI am sorry that information is not readily available for the individual places named by my hon. Friend, but the numbers of outstanding residential telephones at 30th June, 1963, in the exchange areas serving those places were as follows:
111WWhen cables and equipment are available an application can usually be met in about four weeks. The clearance of the applications on the waiting list depends on the provision of new cables and exchange equipment but theywill be dealt with as rapidly as possible.