HC Deb 28 November 1961 vol 650 c35W
75. Mr. Marten

asked the Postmaster-General if he will state the size of the waiting list for telephones in the Oxford telephone area at the end of March and the end of September in the years 1959, 1960 and 1961; and what proportion these figures bore to the total number of subscribers.

Mr. Bevins

The following are the figures:

March September
Number Waiting Percentage of total subscribers Number Waiting Percentage of total subscribers
1959 2,054 3.9 1,905 3.5
1960 1,960 3.5 3,688 5.0
1961 3,044 5.4 2,208 3.8