§ 24. Mr. Lagdenasked the Postmaster- General what was the average number of telephone calls received by the 999 Emergency Service, per month, for the period of 12 months to the latest available date; and how many of these calls proved to be the work of practical jokers or the result of malicious actions.
§ Mr. MarplesWe do not regularly keep statistics of 999 calls, but on the basis of a sample return in 1957 they then numbered about 70,000 a month. About 10,000 a month were stopped before connection to the Emergency Services. Most of these calls wore made by children playing in kiosks.