§ Mr. F. Noel-Bakerasked the Assistant Postmaster-General whether the existing telephone exchange is to be adapted for the automatic system in Chiswick or a new building is to be used; and what building has been chosen in this event.
§ Mr. BurkeNo, Sir. An entirely new Automatic Exchange building is to be erected on a site which has been acquired for this purpose. As stated in my reply of 20th November, I expect that work on the new building will commence shortly.