§ 1. Mr. Roy Masonasked the Postmaster-General what proportion of telephone calls dialled within each of the nine Post Office regions failed to connect first time due to the fault of the Post Office in the months ended 30th September, 1963, and 31st March, 1964, respectively.
§ Mr. BevinsThe figures for the individual regions are as follows:—
Region Month Ending Sept. 30th 1963 March 31st 1964 Per cent. Per cent. Home counties … 3.5 3.2 London … 3.3 3.9 Midland … 2.8 2.4 North Eastern … 2.6 2.8 Northern Ireland … 2.4 3.0 North Western … 1.9 3.0 Scotland … 2.4 2.5 South Western … 1.7 1.3 Wales & Border Counties … 1.7 2.8