HC Deb 30 January 1951 vol 483 cc107-8W
Major Hicks-Beach

asked the Postmaster-General what is the annual loss of revenue to his Department owing to its inability to connect up outstanding orders for telephones.

Mr. Ness Edwards

The gross annual revenue from rentals would be increased by about£3 million if all outstanding applicants were connected. It is not possible to make any reliable estimate of the increased revenue which would result from local and trunk calls from those applicants.