§ 19. Mr. Lewisasked the Postmaster-General whether he will introduce the necessary legislation to ensure that where a person or organisation makes a direct profit out of his telephone service by an additional use charge to a third party, such additional moneys should be made payable to him.
§ Mr. K. ThompsonNo. As explained in my Answer to the previous Question by the hon. Member, this does not arise in relation to the Aintree position. The terms on which a renter of a telephone allows other people to use it is best left for settlement between the parties.
§ 20. Mr. Lewisasked the Postmaster-General if he will state by what regulations a subscriber to his telephone service is allowed to charge additional sums of money for persons or organisations using a private or business telephone service installed by his Department.
§ Mr. K. ThompsonThere is no regulation allowing it and none forbidding it.