§ Mr. D. Smithasked the Postmaster-General how many telephone subscribers live in the Borough of Brentford and Chiswick; how many people are on the waiting list for telephones; and what is 14W the longest period any one person has been waiting.
§ Mr. BevinsThere are 10,113 telephone subscribers in the Borough of Brentford and Chiswick. 177 people are on the waiting list. The longest period any one person has been waiting is since 20th January, 1958, but I expect to be able to give this applicant a telephone by October next.
§ Mr. D. Smithasked the Postmaster-General how many private subscribers to the telephone service there are in Brentford and Chiswick; and how this figure compares with the total of business subscribers in the Borough.
§ Mr. BevinsThe figures are 7,104 and 3,009 respectively.