§ Sir J. Mellorasked the Postmaster-General what instructions he has given with regard to priority for trunk and toll telephone calls claimed by local authorities to be urgent?
§ Mr. W. S. MorrisonThe Post Office instructions provide for priority facilities to be afforded to local authorities and other subscribers not on the priority list, when they need to make a call of real urgency and importance. In such cases the caller is required to explain the circumstances to the exchange supervisor when booking the call. Individual officers of a local authority are placed on the priority list where this is justified by their duties in the Civil Defence or other comparable services.