§ 81. Mr. Biggs-Davisonasked the Postmaster-General why lawyers have not been exempted from sharing their home telephone numbers; and what discussions he has had upon this matter with the Law Society.
§ Mr. Bevins:Since 1948 there has been an obligation on residential subscribers to share their lines if asked to do so. Many business and professional people are sharing their home telephones, and I am afraid I should not be justified in treating lawyers differently. The matter has been the subject of discussion and correspondence with the Law Society on a number of occasions in the past, the last being at the end of 1959.