§ Mr. Owenasked the Postmaster-General how many applicants for telephone service were on the waiting list at Morpeth and Ashington areas, Northumberland, at the end of 1961; and what action is being taken to reduce the number in the immediate future.
§ Mr. BevinsThe figures are as follows:
— Applications on waiting list Applications under enquiry or in course of being met Morpeth 10 40 Ashington 44 12 New cables are being laid and I hope to give service to the majority of those waiting within the next six months. During 1961 248 telephones were installed in these two places.