§ 58. Mr. Moreasked the Postmaster-General if he will state the size of the waiting list for telephones in the Bridgnorth Exchange telephone area at the end of March and the end of September in the years 1959, 1960 and 1961; what proportion these figures bore to the total number of subscribers; and what progress is being made in the matter.
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§ Mr. BevinsThe following are the figures:
— March September Number waiting Percentage of total subscribers Number waiting Percentage of total subscribers 1959 31 4.1 13 1.7 1960 25 3.2 22 2.7 1961 49 6.0 61 7.2 I hope to meet more than half the present applications during the next few months, but I do not expect to be able to meet the remainder until about the end of 1963 when extensive new cabling should be completed. I shall improve on this date if I can. During the three years in question 250 new telephones have been installed in Bridgnorth.