§ 97. Mr. G. Williamsasked the Assistant Postmaster-General if in view of the fact that telephone equipment of every kind is now available, he will install telephones without delay wherever they are required.
§ Mr. GammansThe supply position is certainly much easier than it was, but as I explained in the House on 14th May, there is a large backlog to make up and some time must elapse before any guarantee can be given that telephones will be installed as soon as they are required. 43W The current demand for telephones is nearly twice the pre-war rate. I am, however, glad to remind the House that capital investment on telephones will have risen from £43 million in 1950–51 to over £80 million next year.