§ Mr. Frank R. Whiteasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) how many applications for telephone installations for chronically sick or disabled people have been made by local authority social services departments within the Manchester North telephone area during the last four weeks;
(2) what action he is taking to assist the chronically sick or disabled people of Manchester North telephone area to secure telephone installations during the present Civil and Public Services Association (Postal Section) industrial dispute
§ Mr. PrenticeI regret that the information is not available in the form asked but it is estimated that the number of applications for telephone installations for chronically sick and disabled people made by the social services departments of the seven metropolitan districts covered by the Manchester North-East and North-West telephone directories in the four weeks beginning 14 May is about 94. The arrangements for the installation of telephones for disabled people during this industrial dispute are a matter for local agreement.