§ Lord Balnielasked the Postmaster-General how many subscribers in Brookmans Park have to share their telephone lines with others; and whether, when the planned cable relief is completed, all subscribers in Brookmans Park will have exclusive lines.
§ Mr. Bevins307 of the 1,168 subscribers in Brookmans Park have shared telephone lines. I am sorry that I cannot say when it will be possible to offer all subscribers in Brookmans Park a free choice of exclusive or shared service. As I said in the White Paper on "The Inland Telephone Service in an Expanding Economy" (Cmnd. 2211), shared service must continue in the short term if my aim to abolish the waiting list for telephones by March, 1966, is to be achieved.
§ Lord Balnielasked the Postmaster-General when the proposed telephone cable relief which is being planned for the Brookmans Park area will be undertaken; and when it is expected that the work will be completed.
§ Mr. BevinsThe cable relief scheme at Brookmans Park is already in progress and is expected to be complete in October of this year.