§ Mr. Eldon Griffithsasked the Lord President of the Council (1) on how many occasions in the past year telephones in hon. Members' offices have been reported out of use; and if he is aware that the breakdowns in the 746 type telephones provided stem from a minor technical fault arising from their design;
(2) if he will take steps to prevent the plungers in type 746 telephones in hon. Members' offices from separating themselves from the housing on the switch hook arms.
§ Mr. FootOver the whole telephone system of the Palace of Westminster, which includes the out-buildings, some 3,300 reports were received of telephone faults over the past year. To determine the number of faults which were reported from hon. Members' rooms would require a disproportionate amount of time and cost.
I have asked the Serjeant at Arms to take up the hon. Member's point concerning the technical operation of the 746 type of telephone with the Post Office.