HC Deb 27 February 1939 vol 344 cc917-8W
Mr. McEntee

asked the Home Secretary how many police telephone boxes there are in the Metropolitan Police area; and will he consider installing loud speaker equipment in these boxes to facilitate the dissemination of information to the public in times of emergency?

Mr. Lloyd

There are 662 police telephone boxes in the Metropolitan Police district. The question of equipping the boxes with loud speakers has been con- sidered, but my right hon. Friend is advised that the objects in view can be more effectively secured by other means.