§ Mr. Floudasked 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 31st March, 1964, and 30th September, 1964, respectively.
§ Mr. Joseph SlaterThe figures, expressed as percentages, for the individual regions are as follows:
Month ending Region 31st March, 1964 30th Sept.1964 Home Counties … 3.2 2.9 London … 3.9 3.7 Midland … 2.4 2.8 North Eastern … 2.8 2.8 Northern Ireland … 3.0 2.6 North western … 3.0 3.1 Scotland … 2.5 2.0 South Western … 1.3 1.6 Wales and Border Counties … 2.8 2.2