§ Sir R. Russellasked the Postmaster General what was the cost of damage done to telephone kiosks by vandalism in 209W each of the last five years; how many persons have been prosecuted for this
§ Mr. Joseph SlaterThe figures are as follows:
Year 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 £ £ £ £ Vandalism Estimated cost (including damage in course of theft). Basis for estimate not available 57,000 67,000 90,000 150,000 Prosecutions 223 291 390 388 464 I deplore this greatly increased damage to a valued public amenity and everything possible is being done to stop it. I hope that the general public and other authorities will play their part in helping to avoid this waste of public money and serious inconvenience to the users of the telephone service.