§ 71. Mr. Nabarroasked the Postmaster-General how many applications for telephones were outstanding in his Department at 1st October, 1951, and the comparable figure at 1st October, 1955; and what increase has taken place annually in respect of new telephone connections during each year since 1951.
Dr. HillAt 1st October, 1951, about half a million and at 1st October, 1955, about 380,000 respectively. In the 12 months ended 30th September, 1952, 324,000 new connections were made and the figures for the following years were 346,000, 379,000 and 436,000, making a total for the four years of about 1½ million.